1837 50c Capped Bust Half Dollar #1

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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11880 Posts	Posted 10/03/2025 4:52 pm Picked this up. There are 26 known varieties of the 1837 half dollar so I am not going to try to attribute it. The only hand-punched element is the date so the reeded halves are very difficult to attribute and I am not going to try. Also, the David Graham reference is not online so no luck finding the attribution markers.Thoughts? Thanks! IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Edited by numismatic student 10/03/2025 6:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74060 Posts	Posted 10/03/2025 9:09 pm I'll grade it at VF. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7190 Posts	Posted 10/04/2025 01:09 am A bit better shape than my 1837 but mine has some cool circulated cameo effect. I do appreciate your set of bust half dollars. Edited by muddler 10/04/2025 01:10 am Report this Post to the Staff
Ploopy Pillar of the Community United States 1788 Posts	Posted 10/04/2025 01:26 am VF Details Damaged Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18660 Posts	Posted 10/04/2025 09:45 am VF35ish. to me it appears the lighting is hiding some surface issues particularly obv K4-K6. depending on the amount of hits and depth it could detail. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36741 Posts	Posted 10/05/2025 4:47 pm Nice VF-35. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 10/06/2025 3:11 pm Quote: but mine has some cool circulated cameo effect. Yes she does. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 10/06/2025 3:11 pm I will jump in with VF for the topic coin. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Sharkman Valued Member United States 461 Posts	Posted 10/07/2025 04:39 am VF35. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11880 Posts	Posted 10/10/2025 11:20 am This came in. I paid $252. Like @Poopy points out it has a little damage in the obverse at K4-5 that will probably keep it out of a straght grade holder. The 1837 is the most common of the reeded halves along with the 1838. I didn't feel compelled to obtain really nice examples of either date and prefer to put money into key dates. I think both my 1837 and 1838 are flawed but attractive enough in my eyes. Perhaps I will upgrade them later, but probably not. In general, I try not to pile money into common dates. Further thoughts? Thanks! IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 10/10/2025 11:41 am I like it. As is typical, your photos show a much nicer coin. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36741 Posts	Posted 10/10/2025 11:56 am I'm still at VF-35. Very nice eye appeal on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
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