1797 50C --Obverse Graffiti--NCS. XF Details....

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Elusive 1797 O-101 Fifty Cent, XF Details
The Jules Reiver Specimen

1797 50C --Obverse Graffiti--NCS. XF Details. Ex: Jules Reiver Collection. O-101, R.5. The total production of 1797 half dollars was accomplished with a single obverse die and two reverse dies. The reverse die of the 1797 O-101 variety is a carry-over from the 1796 production. The fine die crack on the 1796 16 stars variety from the milling through the O in OF to the tip of the palm leaf below F now extends to the tip of the middle leaf adjacent to the wing on the 1797 O-101. This reverse then develops myriad cracks, giving rise to the 1797 O-101a variety. Far fewer 1797 O-101 pieces than 1797 O-101a coins were apparently struck, as the former appears at auction much less frequently.
The present XF Details coin displays a mix of light gray, mauve, and rose-gold patination. The design elements exhibit relatively strong definition and are well centered on the planchet. Most of the dentilation is strong, except along the right obverse border. Faint adjustment marks appear along the upper right obverse margin. Short, toned-over pinscratches in the left obverse field account for the NCS disclaimer. We hasten to mention that they should not intimidate prospective bidders, as they are not all that bad.
Despite the minor impairment, the rarity of 1796-1797 half dollars is sure to draw serious bidder interest in this piece. Many coins of this design type possess problems of one sort or another, some of which are far more serious than those encountered on the present specimen.
Ex: Paramount (3/1969), lot 2638; The Jules Reiver Collection (Heritage, 1/2006), lot 22514.
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: N10218)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24EC, PCGS# 6060, GSID# 6127)

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
ASW: 0.38676oz
Mintage: 3,918

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