Need help with Overton please

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  1. flintcreek6412

    flintcreek6412 Active Member

    I just picked up this coin and would appreciate any help with the overton and rarity please. It will be a few days before I can access one of my dealers books as reference and I'm needing to determine this a bit sooner. Thanks in advance. 1806 50C obv.jpg 1806 50c rev.jpg
     
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  3. Savy

    Savy Well-Known Member

    It could be an Overton 119 because of the base of the "F" in "OF" missing a serif. I believe that is a diagnostic of O-119.
     
  4. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

  5. Drjones266

    Drjones266 Money Never Sleeps

    Green knows his stuff. I'm sure Tom B. will chime in.
     
  6. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    LOL......I'm still learning with these things. Tom or Jim or Treashunt should make the true determination.
     
  7. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank


    egad!

    You bought a book?

    Oops!

    Possibly O-116, if the lowest berry has no stem
     
  8. flintcreek6412

    flintcreek6412 Active Member

    Thanks for the replies......now I'm so confused I actually changed my plans today and headed to my local dealer. I've been told 115, 116, 117 and 119 by either people on here or other sources. This can really be a fun puzzle.

    With my limited knowledge my dealer and I went through his 4th edition overton book. We came up with 116. But I'm not saying it's right or wrong so I'm still looking for input. Without the book to reference I do seem to recall we noted the die break going to the right past the date. The recut "T" in Liberty, the hair almost touching the "1" in the date and a few other things on the obverse. On the reverse I recall 5 berries with no stem on the bottom, something about the beak, tail feathers, left wing and a star led him to believe it was 116. This was all done off my cell phone though so not the greatest images.

    I ordered a 5th edition book on the spot.

    Here are hopefully better pics for anyone that wants them.

    I think the book showed it an R-3 so nothing for a price premium that I'm aware of.

    1806.jpg 1806r.jpg
     
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  9. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    if no reverse die break then the O-116 is correct.

    If die break thru States on the rev. then 116a
     
  10. Tom B

    Tom B TomB Everywhere Else

    Looks like an O.116 to me.
     
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