1829 50c Small Letters, O-120 MS

Name: 1829 50c Small Letters, O-120 MS
SKU: 194359

Greysheet & CPG® Values

Melt Value (Silver): 0.3868 oz

$24.88

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Rarity ratings provided courtesy of the Bust Half Nut Club Rarity Ratings Committee as published in their 2020 BHNC study report.

Obverse Description

Mouth open, S7UH-TOC

OBV. 7. S1LE, S7UH-TOC, S8B, S13B. Mouth is open. Date is 8 mm., and well centered, S13 is ½ mm. from curl. Some specimens show a patch of parallel die lines below star 13. (See O.112)

Reverse Description

Defect line across upper olive berry

REV. P. A1UH, A2C, A3UE. 50 C. is 1 ½ mm. and well centered. A-A is 1 mm. Right sides of D-E in line. A die defect line crosses upper olive berry and joins the two upper pair of leaves. This is same reverse used in 1831 for reverse D. (20,12) R.8

Source: Overton (Whitman Publishing)

Catalog Information

GSID: 194359

Designer: John Reich

Obverse Designer: John Reich

Obverse Lettering: LIBERTY, 1829

Reverse Designer: John Reich

Reverse Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, 50 C.

Fineness: 0.89

Weight (gr): 13.48 gr

Weight (oz): 0.4755 oz

Precious Metal Weight: 0.3868 oz

Strike Type: Business

Diameter: 32.5

Coin Shape: Round

Edge: Lettered

Variety: Small Letters

Variety 2: O-120

Coin Date: 1829

Denomination: 50c

Designation: MS

Mint Location: Philadelphia

Mintage: 3,712,156

Coinage Type: Capped bust half dollar

Coinage Years: 1807-1836

Composition: 89% silver; 11% copper

Rarity: 8

PCGS #: 39806

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