1811 50C Small 8, O-108, R.2, MS67 PCGS. CAC....

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1811 Capped Bust Half, MS67
Finest O-108 Certified at PCGS
CAC Endorsed

1811 50C Small 8, O-108, R.2, MS67 PCGS. CAC. Ex: Eliasberg-O'Neal. An odd curl to Liberty's upper lip and a tiny tine or die line intersects the eagle's outside-right (facing) wing near the wing-tip to identify this Small 8 variety. Readily available in lesser grades, this former Eliasberg example sits comfortably at the top of the O-108 condition census. Pearlescent silver luster beams from each side, with smoke-gray and autumn-gold accents that confirm indisputably natural, finely grained surfaces. Iridescence plays along the margins for excellent eye appeal. More than 1.2 million half dollars were produced in 1811 from 13 die marriages. The O-108 dies struck more than their fair share, with the surfaces of this splendid coin showing some subtle signs of die erosion, and slight weakening at stars 6, 7, and at the uppermost fold of Liberty's cap. The top arrowhead is likewise weak, the softness extending briefly to the surrounding elements. The fact that the reverse is rotated 45° clockwise may have some responsibility for the uneven strike manifested in those locations, because the rest of the coin is sharp indeed. The fields are extremely frosty and superbly preserved. The Eliasberg cataloger observed, "Here is an opportunity to acquire a gem early date Capped Bust half dollar." The current PCGS grade is two points above the Gem level, richly deserved by this original and well-pedigreed 1811. Its visual excellence only increases the more this coin is observed and appreciated. It ranks at the top of Steve Herrman's Autumn 2022 O-108 census.
Ex: William H. Woodin; William H. Woodin Collection Sale (Thomas Elder, 3/1911), lot 105; John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp Estate; Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, by sale, via Stack's, 1942; Richard A. Eliasberg, by descent, 1976; Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection (Bowers and Merena, 4/1997), lot 1716; Ed Milas, by sale, July 1998; Brent D. Pogue Collection, Part II (Stacks Bowers/Sotheby's, 9/2015), lot 2011.
The Jim O'Neal Collection of U.S. Half Dollar Types.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24EU, Variety PCGS# 39431, Base PCGS# 6097, Greysheet# 194181)

Weight: 13.48 grams

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper

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