1808 O-110 R4+ Capped Bust Half Dollar
Obverse: 9
Reverse: H (Second Marriage)
O-110 R5 is below, O-110a R4+ is at bottom.
Reverse: H (Second Marriage)
O-110 R5 is below, O-110a R4+ is at bottom.
The toughest of the 1808's. I suspect that it could be more of an overall R5 as I count only maybe 40-45 appearances the last 25 years or so. Not that that accounts for all of them, but it does suggest that fewer are out there than the 81-120 for an R4+. More importantly, around half the appearances are examples that have problems.
Variety Attribution O-110: Obverse-Date is 8 1/2 mm. and well centered. 18 widest and 08 closest, left bast of 1 missing. Most specimens show a fine die crack from edge across of bust to star 1 and to edge between stars 4 and 5.
O-110a: Die crack is now heavier and another die crack from edge across two lower points of star 7 to nose where a small elongated lump has developed.
O-110 Reverse-50 C. is 3 1/4mm. Arrow to A is 1 mm. Small centered dot above edge of left wing. There are several die cracks. One from tail feathers crosses wing tip and through UNITE to milling above D. A small circular break from end of scroll curves under M. A dine crack at TATES, another from edge through O in OF to eagle's neck.
O-110a: There is now a bold defect that extends downward from right border of shield and finally a fine crack that leads from point of same under wing and across middle arrow point to edge.
1808 Leaman-Gunnet Emission Sequence Number for O-110: 2
Overall Number: 6
Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records (O-110 R5):
08/16 Downey MBS 43 (ANA-Anahem) PCGS XF45
02/15 Heritage (Dallas) NGC XF40 Details-Cleaned
08/14 Downey MBS 39 (Davignon) PCGS XF40 (Link)
01/11 Heritage (FUN-Tampa) NGC XF40 Details-Cleaned
01/20 Heritage (Downey MBS 50) PCGS VF35 CAC
Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records (O-110 R4+):
07/08 Downey (Meyer-Sel Rarities) MS60 hairlines
08/14 Downey MBS 39 (Davignon) PCGS AU53
05/10 Downey FPL AU50 Polished
01/15 Heritage (FUN-Orlando) PCGS XF45
08/17 Heritage (ANA-Denver) PCGS XF40