Owner Comments:
1825 - Capped Bust 50C - Mintage: 2,943,166
Edge Lettering: FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR
From NGC Coin Explorer:
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This was yet another year of large half dollar mintages, requiring 15 obverse dies and 16 reverses. These were used in a total of 18 combinations, of which Overton-118 is extremely rare. The only use of Obverse 15, this die cracked severely, and that most likely accounts for its early retirement. O-109 is very scarce, but all the others range from common to just slightly scarce.
Mint State survivors are plentiful in relation to most earlier dates, and a fair number of gems have been certified.
Slight changes in the bust of Liberty reflect a new obverse master punch, and this appears to have been among the first efforts of William Kneass. Appointed Chief Engraver the year before, succeeding the late Robert Scot, Kneass would go on to modify most denominations over the next several years.
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Although this coin is outside my normal collecting sphere, it caught my eye because the price was right and I really thought it would make an AU grade. I was half right, but even at XF45, I can still break even on this one someday. So it goes...
Date acquired: 4/25/2005 (raw coin)
Date graded: 8/27/2015 (self submitted)
Rev. 7/13/2021