1817 50C AU50 PCGS....

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1817 50C AU50 PCGS. O-108a, R.4. Two prominent die cracks in the right obverse field identify the late die state of O-108a. The lower crack crosses the hair curls to the drapery, where it terminates. Another crack begins left of the first 1 to the ribbon and the field below the previous crack. A fourth crack is visible through stars 5, 6, and 7. The O in OF and C in AMERICA are both recut, diagnostic for the reverse that also appears on O-109.
A splendid example of this scarce variety, the surfaces considerable satin luster beneath steel-blue, gold, and iridescent toning. The strike is nicely centered but a trivial soft. This example is apparently at the low end of the Condition Census.
From The Donald R. Frederick Collection of Early U.S. Coinage: Bayside Part II.

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