1832 Capped Bust Halfs GG Grandfather Overtons

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: HALF DOLLARS - CAPPED BUST, LETTERED EDGE
Item Description: 50C 1832 SMALL LETTERS O-120a
Full Grade: NGC XF Details
Owner: McBlzr1

Set Details

Custom Sets: 1832 Capped Bust Halfs GG Grandfather Overtons
Competitive Sets: This coin is not competing in any sets.
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Early US Type Performance

Owner Comments:

SMALL LETTERS O-120a
XF Details IMPROPERLY CLEANED
Variety Attribution O-120: Obverse-Stars are mostly flat. Date is 8 mm. With a recut serif on 1, similar to obverse 11 on O-116 but different. Also traces of this recutting show at base and along right side.All specimens seen show a die crack at base of date that runs under end of bust.

O-120a: Additional die crack from rim just above star 3 to lower chin. Another from rim across star 12 to curl. these frist two cracks will eventually connect. Another from star 5 across head and star 10 to edge.
Reverse- 50 C. is 1 3/4 mm. and low, top of C. 1 full mm. from olive stem. Arrowheads crude and joined together and to shafts above. Arrow to A is nearly 3/4 mm. ER nearly touch at base. A in STATES is much higher at base than first T. The right curve at top of the shield extends left at center into the eagle's neck. No tail feathers left at all.

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