Hello more knowledgeable friends, This may not be an error but I could not find a "Variety" forum so I thought I would post this question here. I have a 1933 Capped Bust Half Dollar with a lettered edge. My question is, if it is just common knowledge and I am just unable to find info on lettered edges/reeded hybrids. I know there are some lettered edge coins that have a couple of lines between words but mine seems to have many more "reeds". I have other lettered edges that have no lines and that is what I am used to. Am I just ignorant or is it just not readily available info? (I've been looking and looking and this forum is where I confidently turn to for answers). If you need to additional pics to determine better, let me know...hopefully these are sufficient. Thank you in advance!
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I believe vertical reeding between the words started in 1831 or 1832. I'll look it up tonight if no one else verifies.
Late, sorry...I found this comment in the Overton book, "The edges of 1833 dated half dollars usually show only slight traces of the vertical reeding in contrast to 1831 and 1832 with more distinct reeding." I have several mid grade halves in this date range and none show much more than a trace, but I assume any reeding was applied by the Castaing machine together with the lettering, no collar involved. Maybe @okbustchaser or @micbraun know more.
First if it's a Bust then it's an 1833 not a 1933. The coin would be 188 years old. They do not make coins today the way they did in 1833.
Not sure if your Bustie qualifies as a “guido”? A guido is a blank planchet that has gone through the edge lettering machine wrong. It did not make a complete revolution through the bar dies resulting in messed up edge lettering and pinches on the rim. See http://maibockaddict.com/1810-o-105.shtml E.g. 1833 O-106 is a guido If you post better obv/rev pics of your coin, we should be able to determine the variety. But I agree with @longshot it was most likely caused by the castaign machine.
