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1814 CBH - E Over A Variety?

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I am slowly starting to buy a few Capped Bust Halves for my collection.
Not that I am ever going to have a collection of the scope some members here, like noD's collection, but just a few as I go along.

Here is one I bought recently. In modest grade, but after I got it I realized this is the E over A variety? Is the weak reverse typical of the variety?
I checked a few in Heritage and it would seem the weak reverse, specially the eagles's head, is not unusual.
Let me know what you think. Thank you

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That's the coin - O-108a. Yours appears to be a pretty flatly-struck example, which will enhance the known weak reverse. The eagle's head is usually gone by VF30, and factoring strike your coin has to be near that.
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Thank you, Dave. That is very useful information.
If this coin grades VF20, then I paid about half of what it is worth so I did not do too bad.
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Nice coin!! Great example of the type!

I checked my 1814 O-108a/R-1 and the eagle's head is just like yours, weakly struck. (I think mine is a later minting than yours due to the die clashes that yours doesn't have).

A great addition to your amazing collection!



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If this coin grades VF20, then I paid about half of what it is worth so I did not do too bad.


Easy VF20. Throw the reverse out the window for grading purposes - it's preposterous to think that the faces wore at different rates - and grade based on the obverse.


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(I think mine is a later minting than yours due to the die clashes that yours doesn't have)


How does yours compare for die cracks? Do we know when the clashing happened in the life of the die?
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yes E/A.

Nice pick up

Good luck on acquiring them
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How does yours compare for die cracks? Do we know when the clashing happened in the life of the die?


My coin's crack through the 4 seems to be more pronounced than what I can see on the OP's coin lending me to suspect mine to be of a later mintage.

Of course, we have no idea when the die clashes occur, but unless they're polished out, or the Mint has a new die half/marriage ready to go, the follow-on coins are stuck with the clashes.

And, of course we all know, if they do change out a die, the die marriage is no longer O-108/108a, i.e., not this Overton.



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I think mine is a later minting than yours


The clashes along with the obverse stars drawn to the edge, (and the reverse letters drawn also to the edge), lend me to suspect my coin's later mintage than the OP's.




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