What i believe is an 1808 Overton 103. A nice crusty original f/vf half. In hand the reverse has a goldish hue at certain points that my camera doesn't seem to want to capture. IMO a very nice half!
Usually, you're right with your DMs, but you missed on this one. Nice coin, though, and actually a slightly tougher DM than the one you thought. This is the 103. Check out the D to E relationship on the reverse.
This is my example of the Overton die marriage that you actually have. Edit to add...after looking back over the thread I neglected to post this back in January when I got her. So, she actually qualifies for this thread.
Yes, it seems to be O-109. 1817 is a better date, I am still looking for a regular 1817 Bustie and all overdates.
It's a 109--possibly 109A. I think I see most of the die cracks for the A model, but am unsure they are all there. Both die states are rated as R-3, so for most people which state you call it would be irrelevant. And yes, your 1817 is also 109.
A friend encouraged me to buy this one. I still need both Seated Dollar types in my NGC set (with and w/o motto) that’s why I had to buy it :-D @Rheingold @Eduard @Seattlite86
What about the 1808 being an O 108. I was looking it over and I think it may be the O108a based on the die crack on the reverse??? http://maibockaddict.com/1808-o-108-r3
The 1808 108 and the 109 share the same reverse die. One can tell by the striations in the L of LIBERTY that this is obverse die 9 for the year--used on O-109.