1809 O-111 R2 Capped Bust Half Dollar


Obverse: 6
Reverse: H

O-111 R2 (Prime) is below, O-111a R2 is at bottom. There are O-111a examples with an III edge. 

This is my #4 toughest problem free R2's with only 10 AU examples appearing the past 10 years, 3 of those being more than 8 years ago. There are a few MS examples, yet they rarely appear with but 2 MS coins showing up over 10 years.
1809, O-111, Capped Bust, Half Dollar
1809, O-111, Capped Bust, Half Dollar
1809, O-111, Capped Bust, Half Dollar
1809, O-111, Capped Bust, Half Dollar
Variety Attribution O-111: Obverse-Milling is usually quite weak and in many cases missing altogether. A prominent defect at lower edge of bust is just above and to left of the main lower curl. Star 13 scalloped point 1/2 mm.from curl. Date is 9 3/4 mm.

O-111: Reverse-Usually no milling at all or at best only a trace on this reverse. 50 C. is 1 1/2 mm. and low. Arrow to A is 3/4 mm.  Arrowheads well separated. Stand of E centered under stand of D. Left sides T-I in line.
O-111a: Small die cracks at ED S ATE and below A3.
1809, O-111a,Capped Bust, Half Dollar
1809, O-111a, Capped Bust, Half Dollar
1809, O-111a, Capped Bust, Half Dollar
1809, O-111a, Capped Bust, Half Dollar
1809 Leaman-Gunnet Emission Sequence Number for O-111: 5
Overall Number: 19

Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records (O-111):
09/16 Heritage (Long Beach)                      NGC MS64 CAC
08/15 Heritage (ANA-Chicago)                     NGC MS62 (full dentils)
08/15 Downey MBS 41                                  PCGS AU55 (full dentils)
02/14 Heritage (ANA-Atlanta)                       NGC AU55 (full dentils)
11/19 Stack's-B (Baltimore)                          PCGS (S) AU53 (Full Dentils)

Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records (O-111a):
03/18 Stacks-B (Baltimore)                          PCGS MS61 (Vanderbilt) ​​
08/19 Heritage (ANA-Chicago)                    PCGS (S) AU58 
03/15 Heritage (Dallas)                                NGC AU58
04/19 Heritage (CSNS-Chicago)                  PCGS AU55
09/17 Downey FPL                                        PCGS AU50
​​​​​​​08/17 Heritage (ANA-Denver)                      PCGS AU50
​​​​​​​(extra included to provide a total AU/MS count)