1808 50C Genuine PCGS....

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Early State 1808 O-110 Half, AU50 Details

1808 50C Genuine PCGS. O-110, R.5. The digits are closer together from left to right, with 18 wide and 08 narrow. This obverse is normally identified from the State a crack, but it is absent on this piece. The reverse has 50 C spaced wider than on any other reverse of the date.
This is among the earliest die states seen, with no evidence of obverse or reverse die cracks, and it is particularly rare as such. The "small circular break" from the scroll under the M in AMERICA appears to be a clash mark or other die defect. Prior to publication of the third edition of Overton in 1990, only specialists like Don Frederick distinguished between early and late die states of O-110.
AU50 Details, Cleaned. Hairlines are visible on the reflective light gray surfaces of this important half dollar. Both sides are beginning to acquire delicate gold and pale blue toning, barely evident.
Ex: Jess Peters (unknown sale), lot 1002.
From The Donald R. Frederick Collection of Early U.S. Coinage: Bayside Part II.

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