1832 Capped Bust Half - Small Vs. Large Letters

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Texas Trader Valued Member United States 250 Posts	Posted 12/07/2008 07:28 am How do these two coins vary? I see that pricing books differentiate them but I can't for the life of me find a good explanation of the differences in any books I own. Can someone help or point me to a better reference? Edited by Texas Trader 12/07/2008 07:29 am Report this Post to the Staff

Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 12/07/2008 08:18 am I think you'll find everything you need here. This link will help you identify any of the 450 varieties of the capped bust half dollar Dollars. http://coinzip.proboards79.com/inde...?board=1832b In a nutshell, the letters are visibly larger on the "Large Letter" variety when compared to those on the "Small Letter" variety. Take Care Ben Edited by Bonedigger 12/07/2008 08:18 am Report this Post to the Staff
Texas Trader Valued Member United States 250 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 8:01 pm Thanks Bonedigger, that site has loads of information but at such a hight level I can't understand it. It is like reading a calculus book when I need an addition primer. Is there a more basic resource that explains how to tell between a large and small letter variety? After that I can maybe start figuring out the Overton part. Report this Post to the Staff
Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 8:11 pm Here are some 1832s with Large Letters on the reverse (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.) http://coinzip.proboards79.com/inde...&thread=1904 http://coinzip.proboards79.com/inde...&thread=1905 All of the other varieties (O-102 thru O-123) have the smaller (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.) http://coinzip.proboards79.com/inde...&thread=1907 Can you post a link or picture of your coin and I'll bet someone here could identify the variety for you? Take Care Ben Report this Post to the Staff
Texas Trader Valued Member United States 250 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 10:08 pm Thanks again Bonedigger, those photos helped. It looks like the A in States is one of the bigger differences. It appears I have a large letter. I may post it later on to be verified by one of the experts. I am guessing the grade to be EF-40. Report this Post to the Staff
desertgem Pillar of the Community United States 860 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 11:48 pm It helps me not to think of them as different sizes ( which they are of course) but close spacing (large letters ), wide spacing ( small letters) variety. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 07:47 am Texas: It just takes a bit of practice, and you can learn to 'speak' Overton. Report this Post to the Staff
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