1822 Capped Bust Half Dollars

Stacks Bowers Galleries
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Design Type 4 1817-1825

Mintage: 1,559,573

Overton Numbers and Rarities:
O-101 (R1)
O-102 (R4+)
O-103 (R5-) O-103a (R5-)
O-104 (R3)
O-105 (R3) O-105a (R3)
O-106 (R3) O-106a (R3)
O-107 (R2)
O-108 (R3) O-108a (R3)
O-109 (R2)
O-110 (R2) O-110a (R2)
O-111 (R2)
O-112 (R4)
O-113 (R3)
O-114 (R3)
O-115 (R3)

Redbook Varieties:
1822
1822, 2 over 1
O-103 thru O-115
O-101, O-102
Notes: The 1822 over 21 overdate has been determined not to be an overdate, as such I am only mentioning the Redbook varieties here knowing they are incorrect. For an explanation please check out Edgar Souders' book Bust Half Fever as he goes into the details and as such need not explain it here.

Important Historical events of 1822

Freed American Slaves return to Africa and settle  Liberia.

Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes, 2 future US Presidents, are both born in this year.