1829 O-105 R1 Capped Bust Half Dollar
Obverse: 3
Reverse: D
Common die marriage with many Gem grade specimens surviving.
O-105 R1 is below, O-105a R1 is at bottom
Variety Attribution: Obverse-Stars on left usually show more detail than those on right, and are all small and close to milling. Date is small, evenly spaced and a close 8 mm. Some specimens show a fine crack from star 10 to lower curls.
Reverse- 50 C. is 1 mm. and high. C is only 1/4 mm. from end of olive stem. Arrow to A is slightly over than 1 mm. I is entirely right of stand of T.E is centered under right side of D. Some specimens show recutting of letters of motto. Upper arrow shaft recut with arrow shaft extending through lower olive leaves and stand of 5 recut.
O-105a: Arrow shafts lapped away at claws.
1829 Leaman-Gunnet Emission Sequence Number for O-105: 12
Overall Number: 306Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records:
11/17 Heritage (Newman-Dallas) NGC MS66
04/09 Heritage (CSNS-Cincinnati) NGC MS66 (Eliasberg/Kaufman)
08/12 Stack's-B (ANA-Philly) NGC MS66
05/18 Heritage (Long Beach) NGC MS65
01/17 Heritage (FUN-Ft Lauderdale) PCGS MS65 (Former NGC MS61 CAC)
Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records O-105a:
02/16 Stack's-B (Pogue Part 3) PCGS MS66+
10/06 Heritage (Dallas) NGC MS65
09/08 Goldberg (Pre-Long Beach) PCGS MS64
01/15 Downey MBS 40 (Davignon-FUN) PCGS MS62
03/09 Heritage (Baltimore) ICG MS62