I Have A Question About The 1807 Capped Bust

Great question! If you look at the "5" in "50 C." on the bottom of the reverse, you can see the imprint of an originally punched "50 C." with an " inverted/upside down 5" under the 5. The "upside down 5" appears to look like a "2" under the "5" thus these die marriages (O-111 and 112) ended up being called "50 over 20" mintings.


(Note: Parsley in the 4th edition of United States Early Half Dollar Die Varieties 1794-1836 states a "2" was originally used on the first "50 C". rather than an "upside down 5". I disagree. I think it's far more likely to have been a "5" misapplied.)


1807 Capped Bust Half Dollar (50 over 20, O-112)

Excellent!


The overdate Capped Bust half dollars are astounding!! Actually, ANY Capped Bust half dollar is astounding!!