1809 Capped Bust Half Dollar Doubled Edge Lettering

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Kevboe11 Valued Member United States 73 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 5:25 pm Hey you'll, can someone give me any info on this 1809 Half dollar that has what looks like doubled edge letters, more specifically ENTS in CENTS. Its a plain edge also. Ive read that doubles and tripled edge letters can command a premium. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 735 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 5:38 pm I believe this is actually quite common as well as many varieties of misplaced letters (Example: FIFTY CENTS ORALF A DOLLAR).. When all of the words are doubled or perhaps tripled is when it becomes rarer. But one or two words doubled is quite common. This is due to the machine they used to imprint the edges. But I could be wrong as I only own a few bust halves myself. I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 6:11 pm Doubled and tripled edge lettering is quite uncommon. Can you post pictures of the other words on the edge, and an obverse and reverse photo of the coin? Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
Kevboe11 Valued Member United States 73 Posts	Posted 01/17/2022 10:49 pm It also looks like FTY in FIFTY is doubled. Also there are faint letters present in the void spaces between the words Report this Post to the Staff
Kevboe11 Valued Member United States 73 Posts	Posted 01/18/2022 12:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 01/18/2022 01:06 am I am not entirely convinced this has doubled edge lettering. But there seems to be something going on with the lettering... Pictured below is mine with tripled lettering, I just noted it on the holder and kept it. I haven't seen a bust half with doubled/tripled edge lettering sold at auction, so that makes it tough to come up with a value. Your coin does not have dramatic doubling, so I would assume no additional value. It still is a very nice F/VF, and an early date as well. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
Kevboe11 Valued Member United States 73 Posts	Posted 01/21/2022 6:42 pm If you look at the first and third picture you can see "ghost" letters in the blank field between the real letters. More prominent in person. Report this Post to the Staff
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