1832 O-108 R3 Capped Bust Half Dollar
Obverse: 5 (Second Marriage)
Reverse: G
O-108 R3 below, O-108a R3 at bottom.
The difference between O-108 and 108a is difficult to determine.
This die marriage is near the top of my list of toughest to obtain R3's, as there have only been 4 MS problem free examples appearing the last ten years, and 1 AU. A couple of AU's appeared in the Reiver sale in January, 2006, a very long time ago! I believe that each die state is likely at least a mid to high R4 or scarcer. Because lower grade examples may trade with a greater frequency it is tough to truly get a grasp on how many are out there. Many lower grades may not be attributed, and because this marriage is not considered rare, no one even notices how tough it is.
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1832, O-108, Small Letters, Capped Bust, Half Dollar
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1832, O-108, Small Letters, Capped Bust, Half Dollar
Variety Attribution: Obverse- O-108: Star 13 is 1/2 mm. from curl. Date is 7 3/4 mm., close, well centered, with 2 high. Mouth slightly open and dimpled at corner. Top of 2 just a shade over 1 mm. from curl.
O-108a: No milling or at best a trace. Stars mostly flat and all are drawn to edge. Mouth is well open.
Reverse- 50 C. is 1 1/2 mm. Arrow to A is 3/4 mm. Arrowheads large and close. Left side of T and right side of I in line. Stripes 4, 5, and 6 are partially filled as is upper portion of the crossbars. Line 3 of stripe 4 extends below the shield. One line from most stripes to crossbar 2. A in STATES distinctly recut at base.
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1832, O-108a, Small Letters, Capped Bust, Half Dollar
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1832, O-108a, Small Letters, Capped Bust, Half Dollar
1832 Leaman-Gunnet Emission Sequence Number for O-108: 5
Overall Number: 363Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records (O-108):
09/19 Downey MBS 49 PCGS MS62 (Link)
02/18 Heritage (Long Beach) PCGS MS62
03/18 Stacks-B (Baltimore) PCGS AU55
01/15 Heritage (Houston) NGC AU50 det (cleaned)
03/18 Heritage (Internet) PCGS XF45
Top five condition census coins from last 10 years of auction and sale records (O-108a):
06/17 Stack's-B (Baltimore) NGC MS65
08/15 Heritage (ANA-Chicago) PCGS MS64 CAC (dipped, former NGC fattie pre-hologram MS64 CAC)
04/10 Heritage (Frederick-CSNS) PCGS AU50 det cleaned
10/10 Heritage (Internet) ANACS XF40
01/12 Heritage (Sunday-Internet) ANACS VF25