HI Question

I submitted a 1836/1386 bust half dollar to pcgs for grading and attribution I was expecting VF back instead I received proof 12 does any one know any place I could look for information on this coin thanks

 

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I would say you just lucked out in a big way. We'd love to see photos of your coin.

 

Did they attribute it as the overdate? If so, here is an article about that particular coin:

http://www.coinweek.com/featured-ne...r-stacks-bowers-march-baltimore-coin-auction/

 

Weird. I had no idea they minted half dollars in 1336.

Or is that 1386?

 

I tell ya that would be quite the score despite the fact that it is impaired. Do you have any images or the cert number? That would be number three.

 

Only 1 with pcgs
1836/1336 50C Overton 108, CA
Est. 1-3 known PRCA 1 1
SERIES: Capped Bust Half Dollars 1817-1839
LEVEL: Year, MintMark, & Major Variety
1836/1336 50C Overton 108, CA (Proof)
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PCGS PR64CA
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415928
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Something stinks in Denmark here ...

 

We'll have to wait for next Monday to Validate the Populations on this one since, unless you have a registry set, the pops won't get updated until Late Sunday Evening. BTW, there are no sets registered that would have this coin in it and the specs give it a "Weighting" of only 2.00 while a regular 1838-O Proof gets a weight of 4.00??

Sometimes I have to wonder exactly how they calculate those weights?

The registry states:

"For weighted sets, the rarest coin in the set may have a weight of "10" and the most common coin will have a weight of "1." The grades are multiplied by the weights. That total is divided by the total number of coin weights. That gives the "Weighted Grade Point Average." The "Set Rating" is achieved by dividing the weighted grade sum by the total sum of the weights in the entire set. All sets are listed in order of their Set Rating. "

The 1838-O has a pop of 3.

 

There is also one on auction records that has been described as PR-64 by Breen who is considered a bit liberal with proof designations, but I believe it was sold by Bowers some years ago as a (raw) PR-64. That coin is clearly not the same coin as the coin facts image. This would be number three to my knowledge, but I am just going off of memory here. Still, "without a photo it didn't happen".

Was this die also used on business strikes?

 

According to pcgs only 1 to 3 only exist ..

 

Yes...attributed as Overton 108.

 

I would contact PCGS and ask if this was a clerical error. Had it really been a proof, a few people there would have remembered it.

 

I think you have a mechanical error and the coin is an F12.