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I am wondering if anybody can give me any information on a coin that was recently found in a collection. It is an 1810 capped bust half dollar Dollar, where the bottom left side star has a large point that extends to the edge of the coin. The star above that has a point that extends down and somewhat curves to meet the first star. The coin is of VF quality. I cannot find any other reference of this type of die variety or error with this type of coin. Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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Welcome to Coin Community, Chris9055. Nice to have you here. Bust Halfs are known to have star points which extend to the rim, if a couple examples from my little stash indicate what you're talking about:   Now, the second feature you describe, the point which curves to meet the first star, is quite interesting and not known to me. I'm admittedly a rookie with this issue, though, so I'll do a little research and defer to a couple of more knowledgeable members we have here. Oh, Bonedigger? Paging Bonedigger.....if he doesn't see this thread in a day or two I'll email him. Can you possibly image the feature you're describing, and post it here? |
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Welcome Chris !!!  Sounds to me like an 1810 O-101a variety, but I couldn't tell with absolute certainty without seeing a good high resolution photo of both sides of the coin. If I'm right, there should be die cracks near the bottoms of the four stars at the top-left (there would be many other die cracks, but these should be noticeable). If you can post photos, we could be more helpful. |
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If you can't get a pic up by yourself, email it to Susan or Bobby (Forum Mom and Dad respectively) or one of the mods and they will be able o assist you. I myself have never been very good with getting photos up...
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Thank you all for the responses. I will try to get a pic posted tonight, I have had some trouble getting a good pic of the coin that shows detail, but I did manage to get a good detailed pic of stars that I am curious about from my 10x scope. I will post those tonight.
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Here are a couple pics of the coin,let me know what you all think. Thanks again for all your comments, me being a Morgan collector, these are from my grandfathers collection, are all new to me. Image:  Closeup 1810 Capped Bust.jpg74 KB Image: 1810 Capped Bust_1_1_1.jpg74.18 KB |
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I know exactly how you feel, I am a Morgan collector also and right now I am trying to put a Dansco 7070 together and I feel like a really small fish in a very huge lake. I don't know a thing about these bust coins but we do have a few here that do including the forum MOM so I will be checking it frequently to see what has been said so maybe we both can learn a little something here. Thanks for sharing
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The photos confirm that it is the O-101a variety. Looks like it's in great condition, too.
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Thanks for the confirmation. How do you identify the type? Is there a book or a reference for this type of coin that you know of?
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Originally posted by Chris9055
Thanks for the confirmation. How do you identify the type? Is there a book or a reference for this type of coin that you know of?
There is an excellent reference for identifying these. It's called "Early Half Dollar Die Varieties 1794 - 1836" by Al Overton (that's where the "O" numbers come from). If you're interested in getting one, I'd strongly suggest that you wait until you can get a copy of the Third Edition. The Fourth Edition is currently available, but there are a bunch of errors in the new edition. Thanks Scoutjim99 |
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ScoutJim:
I saw your note about the errors in the 4th edition.
So that I can notate them, what are they, do do you have a reference to them?
Also, the 3rd edition's photos (and paper) are far superior.
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Posted 12/24/2006 11:25 am
Closeup 1810 Capped Bust.jpg
1810 Capped Bust_1_1_1.jpg
for your decsription,
and therfore After seeing the photo I would have to agree. Good Job AuldFartte
