1825 O-108 R3 Capped Bust Half Dollar
Obverse: 6
Reverse: H
PCGS Graded AU55. Ex-Don Frederick. He notes: Old superb toning, AU55. Looks like a nice barn find to me. Heritage notes: The dies are perfect with only faint flowlines drawing the stars and letters to the border. Deep gray-gold surfaces have peripheral steel toning on both sides.
From The Donald R. Frederick Collection of Early U.S. Coinage: Bayside Part II.
From The Donald R. Frederick Collection of Early U.S. Coinage: Bayside Part II.
Variety Attribution: Obverse-Star 13 close to curl. Stars large, mostly flat and close to milling. Date is 8 mm., 82 a shade the closest. 2 has a thick base and a long sharp point to curl. Late state of die shows all stars drawn to edge.
Reverse- 50C is 2 1/4 mm. Arrow to A nearly touch. M recut at base and higher than A where they join. CA in AMERICA are very close. I is under left side of T.
1825 Leaman-Gunnet Emission Sequence Number for O-108: 10
Overall Number: 193Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records:
09/16 Legend (Regency XVIII) PCGS MS64+ CAC (former NGC MS64)
02/08 Heritage (Long Beach) NGC MS63
07/19 Heritage (FUN-Orlando) NGC MS62
02/12 Heritage (Long Beach) NGC MS61
02/18 Heritage (Long Beach) PCGS AU58