1814 Capped Bust Half Dollar - A/E variety

Here is one in my collection for comparison. I am also very “green” with this series and find them hard to grade.

 

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Nice example, thank you for showing it.

 

XF45

 

I really like this series. I only own around 8. I just attributed one of them and had a good time. I have Bust Half Fever and US Early Half Dollar Die varieties. When I read through threads like this, I realize how little I know about the series and just how much I have to learn.

Thanks for the edumacation.

 

One more thing I noticed Joe, the ANACS O-108a has a number of prominent die cracks on the the reverse. I can only see some of those cracks on the OP’s coin, what makes me think it’s an earlier die state.

See also
http://www.bustieguide.com/item.php?d=82
http://maibockaddict.com/1814-o-108a-r1-ea-capped-bust-half-dollar

 

Vf25, the obverse is not an XF

 

@Mainebill +1 (VF 30).

Steve

 

First instinct was VF-25. The graded VF-30 in post #21 seems to support that guess. The OP obverse may be slightly better than the coin in post #21 but the reverse is worse, even given the latitude for the known weak strike/ crappy dies.
If both sides are graded and then divided (someone posted this is not how it works)
then I would be at 35/15 and a net VF-25 anyway.
I don't know if it's true, but the poster said they grade the obverse, and only if the reverse is really bad, it will take down the grade, a great reverse won't increase the grade, which doesn't make any sense to me, especially in the case of the State and ATB quarters where the reverse is the important side.
But even in that case if this were a VF-30, then the reverse brings it down to VF-25.
(Beautiful coin.)

 

It is an O-108a, late die state.

Even the one in the 5th edition of Overton/parsley shows weak detail, and is a fairly high grade.

IMO: VF+

 

Is this telling us it's an LDS?
O-108a: All cracks are now heavier. the small crack at ST now extends to AMER.
Because some cracks on the rev are not or only hardly visible...

 

I just don't see these heavy die cracks. I agree O-108a, but it must be 7s-3, if there is such a thing.

 

Not a whole lot of wear on the obv but too much for xf, I think. vf25-30 seems about right. Nice looking coin.

 

That one I don’t agree with at all. I’d call it 35 at best. Way too much wear in the hair detail for xf. I’ve seen a lot of pcgs xf 45s I’d call au 50

 

Thank you all for your thoughts and comments. It was a good discussion.
I will call it VF20 for now, maybe VF25.
(I paid VG10 price for this so I'm happy)

 

You stole it at 10 money. it's an easy 30--35 on the right day.

 

Someone didn't like the reverse and self graded it VG-10.
Good deal.