1827 Half - (Curl + Sq. Base 2?)

Hi Bynum, and welcome here...... I don't know about all of that square base and curled 2 stuff, but I can tell you this much....Your coin is O-112 (R-3).

Hi Bynum, and



You should feel very privileged!! Your nice, square base 2, 1827 Capped Bust half dollar was attributed an O-112 (R-3) by Mr. Zeewool, King of the Capped Bust half dollar!





And just a clarification for you, the square 2 and the curl 2 refer to the base of the 2 in the number of the date; 1827. Yours has a square base 2 (like 27 of the 28 obverse dies Zeewool talked about that were used to mint these Half Dollars).

There are only two die marriages in 1827 that have a curl base 2 (out of the 49 total): the O-146 & O-147. Both of these die marriages use the same obverse die.


This one is an O-146 (R-2).







(Hey Zee!! I think I miss our Capped Bust Half Thread!)