It's the other part of the Capped Bust, Lettered Edge (1807-1836) design that I found that I was missing. Looking at the Red Book I see there are three general varieties: -- First Style (1807-1808) -- Remodeled Portrait & Eagle (1809-1833) -- Slightly Modified Portrait (1834-1836) This coin covers the third design variety.
Beauty!! Edit - not sure if everybody knows this, so thought I'd share. PCGS GoldShield coins always* include TrueView. Sometimes these photos aren't the greatest, but it's important to know they exist. When submitting coins, they'll sometimes email you a list of URLs where you can find your own photos, but not always. http://images.pcgs.com/trueview/37325864 That link will give you same picture as when you look up the cert on pcgs.com/cert, but it'll include several different options for downloading the photo(s).
Hi, Kanga! Looks like O-115, R2. Telltale feature is the “0” of 50 C. which has been “widely recut”, to the left — only usage of this die. Have you really been collecting for 65 years? Good for you!!
Thanks for the ID. Yep, started about 1955 in California. Had a paper route and the subscription rate was low (less than $1) so I handled lots of change. Pulled two 1909 and two 1909 VDB cents right out of circulation, but alas, no S mintmarks.
Correct, it appears to be O-115 R.2 @Dima: also they should, some PCGS gold shield coins do not include pictures.
You're absolutely correct - some do not. I believe when they first rolled out the GS holders, they didn't include TV. Then, when TV was initially introduced, it didn't have the same standards as today, so the images (while present) aren't truly up to current standards.
