1805 O-106 R3+ Draped Bust Half Dollar
Obverse 4 (Second Marriage)
Reverse D
Reverse D
Most of this marriage are in low grade with only maybe 4 examples above XF.
Variety Attribution : Obverse-Stars are large and close together, especially on the right, with 2 points of stars 8 and 9 nearly touching. Narrlow milling. Date is 8 3/4 mm. and high. 05 is much closer than 180. This die is re-used on 1806 O-104 (6/5 overdate)
Reverse-Leaf points to right base of I in AMERICA. 13 arrows. Eagle's beak is solid to upper side of star point. AME very close, practically joined at base. No serif lower right of F.
1805 Emission Sequence Number for O-106: 13 (based on O-114 being 8th)
Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records:
11/13 Heritage (Newman) NGC MS62
02/18 Heritage (Long Beach) PCGS AU55
04/11 Heritage (CSNS-Chicago) NGC AU55 (Adj marks rev)
11/19 Stack's-B (Baltimore) NGC AU50 (Fattie)
01/11 Heritage (FUN-Tampa) NGC XF45