1824 50C Over Various Dates MS65 NGC....

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Curious 1824 O-103 Overdate Half, MS65

1824 50C Over Various Dates MS65 NGC. Ex: Eliasberg/Kaufman. O-103, R.1. This is one of the most intriguing varieties in the early half dollar kingdom. We can say with certainty that it is an overdate but we have no idea what the previous dates were, as it is obviously a multiple overdate. It is typically described as "1824/3/0" or "1824/2/0." To this cataloger's eye, it looks like it might be an 1824/3/2 overdate.
In 1929, M.L. Beistle summed up the matter when he wrote "Figure 4 is re-cut over a number of other figures, and it is impossible to tell how many other figures have been cut over, as they are a jumbled mass of recuttings."
This piece from the Eliasberg Collection is clearly in the Condition Census for the variety. It has frosty luster with silver-gray surfaces and hints of iridescent toning. The surfaces and strike are all excellent, providing for a high degree of aesthetic appeal.
Ex Richard B. Winsor (S.H. and H. Chapman, 12/1895), lot 598; J.M. Clapp; John H. Clapp; Clapp Estate (1942); Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. (Bowers and Merena, 4/1997), lot 1800.
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24FK, PCGS# 6138, GSID# 6178)

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 13.48 grams
ASW: 0.38676oz
Mintage: 3,504,954

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