1811 O-113 R5 Small 8 Capped Bust Half Dollar
Obverse: 8 (Second Marriage)
Reverse: J (Second Marriage)
Reverse: J (Second Marriage)
This one is very tough, especially above XF as there are no MS examples accounted for as of yet, with an AU58 or two topping the census.
Variety Attribution: Obverse-The wide mouth is slightly open. Date is 9 3/4 mm. well centered and all figures slanted sharply to the left. Stars 1 and 7 point between segments. Die is well used and milling is usually weak and incomplete.
Reverse-50 C. is 1 3/4 mm. and low, with bottom of 5 somewhat broken. Arrow to A is 1/2 mm. Right side of T and left side of I in line. Center dot between crossbars 4 and 5. Center arrohead recut. AM nearly touch. Crack top of D and STATES. Another faint one from lower tip of right wing down through arrowheads, 50 C. and olive leaves to U.
1811 Leaman-Gunnet Emission Sequence Number for O-113: 9
Overall Number: 48
Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records:
04/10 Heritage (Frederick-CSNS) PCGS AU58 Det light clean
09/09 Private Treaty PCGS AU58 (Ex Meyer)
03/15 Heritage (Dallas) NGC AU53
01/15 Downey MBS 40 (Davignon-FUN) PCGS AU53
12/18 Heritage (Dec-Signature) PCGS AU50 details (Ques. Color)