1814 CAPPED BUST HALF DOLLAR - XF+*
O-103 **
ATTRIBUTION: **
Obverse (3): Star 1, 7, 8, 13 positions are 4, (2 6), 4, 2
Die lines below bust. 81 is closer than 18 or 14. Center dot on neck. Numerous die clashes
Reverse (C): The "I" in PLURIBUS is left of the 2nd "T" in STATES
Center dot between azure lines 3 and 4. Very heavy die line ridge joins central part of left wing to scroll below E.
Edge Lettering: "FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR"
Both dies had obviously seen a great deal of service by the time this piece was struck--and that service has left many signs of use on both the dies and this coin. This piece has many clashes, including "ear bars" from the clashing of the reverse shield on Liberty's hair curls and ear running at about a 45-degree angle from northwest to southeast. The obverse shows multiple clashes, slightly off-center from each other, most notably between the date and the bust, behind the hair curls, and in the field before Liberty's face. On the reverse doubled clash marks appear beneath the BUS, under the arrowheads, and around D S in UNITED STATES.
** The Ultimate Guide To Attributing Bust Half Dollars, 4th Edition, by Glenn R Peterson, M.D.
United States Early Half Dollar Die Varieties - 5th Edition - by Donald L. Parsley
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