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Attractive 1811 O-113 Half, AU58 Details

1811 50C Small 8 Genuine PCGS. O-113, R.5. This mule consists of the O-110 obverse and the O-112 reverse.
Both sides have bold clash marks and little border detail. Peripheral flowlines have drawn the stars and letters to the border. The reverse die cracks described in Overton are weak as a result of those flowlines.
The key to the 1811 half dollars, the O-113 is the only variety that remains R.5. The die combination was unlisted in the first edition of Overton, and was rated R.7 in the 1970 second edition. Dave Bowers described this piece in 1977 as: "Borderline Uncirculated. Lightly cleaned. Quite possibly the finest known specimen of this die variety."
AU58 Details, Cleaned. This lovely piece has been lightly cleaned as Bowers described, and that is especially evident on Liberty's cheek. The balance of the obverse and the reverse display lustrous silver surfaces with delicate peripheral gold toning. Few AU examples are known, and only one or two Mint State pieces survive. This specimen may rank at the low end of the O-113 Condition Census.
Ex: a Bust Half Nut Club member; Bowers and Ruddy (5/1977), lot 715.
From The Donald R. Frederick Collection of Early U.S. Coinage: Bayside Part II.

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