1807 O-109A R3 Draped Bust Half Dollar
Obverse: 6
Reverse: F (Third Marriage, the first being O-121 from 1806 (Rev M))
Reverse: F (Third Marriage, the first being O-121 from 1806 (Rev M))
O-109a R3 is below, O-109 R7? is at bottom
There is a perfect example of the early die state (SP65) that is a special strike and is clearly the finest struck for this die marriage, but most others are AU and below, and further study may knock this down to the R4 range. It seems examples appear rather infrequently.
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1807, O-109A, Draped Bust, Half Dollar
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1807, O-109A, Draped Bust, Half Dollar
Variety Attribution: Obverse- O-109: Stars are well in from milling, as is LIBERTY and date, thus forming a small circle. Stars 7-8-13 are only about 1/4 mm. from L, Y and bust. Date is 7 mm. and high. Large 180 and slender 7 with 1 nearly touching curl.
O-109a: Die crack from below 8, up across base of 0 though 7 to bust. Another through 0 left through 18 and joins stars 1 through 7. A third from edge above star 7 though LIBERTY to star 11, three cracks from edge to second crack, one at star 2, one at star 5 and final at star 6.
Reverse- O-109: Berries have rather thick stems. Point of leaf to extreme right base of I. Beak comes down on upper side of star point.AM joined at base and A joined to third feather. Right base of F missing.
O-109a: Die crack from edge above E in UNITED across left wing tip and top of states.
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1807, O-109, Draped Bust, Half Dollar
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1807, O-109, Draped Bust, Half Dollar
1807 Leaman-Gunnet Emission Sequence Number for O-109: 2
Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records (O-109):
01/13 Heritage (FUN-Orlando) PCGS SP65
10/12 Heritage (ANA-Dallas) NCS AU50 (Cleaning)
06/18 Heritage (Long Beach) PCGS F12
01/13 Downey FPL PCGS F12
04/18 Heritage (CSNS-Chicago) PCGS VG08
Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records (O-109a):
07/19 Heritage (FUN-Orlando) NGC AU58
06/20 Heritage (Long Beach) NGC AU55
04/18 Heritage (CSNS-Chicago) PCGS (S) AU55 (former PCGS AU53 and PCGS AU50)
08/17 Heritage (ANA-Denver) NGC AU55 (Tompkins Plate)
10/10 Heritage (Stamford) NGC AU55