1807 50C Bearded Liberty, 50 Over 20 XF40 PCGS....

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Famous 1807 Bearded Goddess Half Dollar
O-111a, XF40

1807 50C Bearded Liberty, 50 Over 20 XF40 PCGS. O-111a, R.5. Obverse 8 has large stars with the left base of 1 missing. Reverse H has the denomination blundered with 50 repunched over 20 and was also used for 1807 O-112.
This middle die state piece has a light crack from the upper bust to the chin, with an additional crack through the stars at the left as described for O-111a. The die state is intermediate between O-111a and O-111b. In his notes, Don Frederick identifies a raised die defect on Liberty's face from the curl in front of the ear, nearly reaching the drapery, present on all known examples of O-111.
A pleasing example of the famous "Bearded Goddess" variety, this piece has pastel gray surfaces with darker steel and iridescent toning on both sides. This popular variety exists in several die stages from the extremely rare perfect "Beardless" obverse to the latest stages with a heavy obverse die break down from the chin.
From The Donald R. Frederick Collection of Early U.S. Coinage: Bayside Part II.

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