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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4587785, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>United States: silver Capped Bust half dollar, 1818</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1262457[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> bust of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_(personification)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_(personification)" rel="nofollow">Liberty</a> left, wearing a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_cap" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_cap" rel="nofollow">Phrygian cap</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_eagle#National_bird_of_the_United_States" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_eagle#National_bird_of_the_United_States" rel="nofollow">bald eagle</a>, wings spread, clutching an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_branch" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_branch" rel="nofollow">olive branch</a> and bundle of arrows in its talons, as on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States#Obverse" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States#Obverse" rel="nofollow">Great Seal</a> of the United States.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="nofollow">United States of America</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint" rel="nofollow">Philadelphia Mint</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications: </b>.892 fine silver, 0.3866 oz. ASW, 32.5 mm, 13.5 g. Edge lettering: FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR. Mintage: 1,960,322 (all varieties).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/36319239" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/36319239" rel="nofollow">PCGS VF30</a>; cert. #36319239.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1818-50c/6113/30" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1818-50c/6113/30" rel="nofollow">PCGS-6113</a>, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces10637.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces10637.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-10637</a>, Overton-113.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-Lane J. Brunner ("<a href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/astrorat" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/astrorat" rel="nofollow">astrorat</a>" on Collectors Universe), 20 May 2020.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b>the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capped_Bust" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capped_Bust" rel="nofollow">Capped Bust </a>design type had its debut on half dollars in 1807 and continued, with some modification, until 1839, when it was replaced by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Seated_Liberty_coinage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Seated_Liberty_coinage" rel="nofollow">Seated Liberty</a> type.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments:</b> I wanted an earlier (1810s) Bust half with original toning, and found this dove-grey example to be quite handsome. It has light "Circulated Cameo" contrast, which is a look I've always liked on circulated silver.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262457[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262456[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262458[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262462[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262459[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262460[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262461[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">022000S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4587785, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]United States: silver Capped Bust half dollar, 1818[/B] [ATTACH=full]1262457[/ATTACH] [B]Obverse:[/B] bust of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_(personification)']Liberty[/URL] left, wearing a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_cap']Phrygian cap[/URL]. [B]Reverse: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_eagle#National_bird_of_the_United_States']bald eagle[/URL], wings spread, clutching an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_branch']olive branch[/URL] and bundle of arrows in its talons, as on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States#Obverse']Great Seal[/URL] of the United States. [B]Issuer:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States of America[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint']Philadelphia Mint[/URL]. [B]Specifications: [/B].892 fine silver, 0.3866 oz. ASW, 32.5 mm, 13.5 g. Edge lettering: FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR. Mintage: 1,960,322 (all varieties). [B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/36319239']PCGS VF30[/URL]; cert. #36319239. [B]Reference: [/B][URL='https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1818-50c/6113/30']PCGS-6113[/URL], [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces10637.html']Numista-10637[/URL], Overton-113. [B]Provenance:[/B] ex-Lane J. Brunner ("[URL='https://forums.collectors.com/profile/astrorat']astrorat[/URL]" on Collectors Universe), 20 May 2020. [B]Notes: [/B]the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capped_Bust']Capped Bust [/URL]design type had its debut on half dollars in 1807 and continued, with some modification, until 1839, when it was replaced by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Seated_Liberty_coinage']Seated Liberty[/URL] type. [B]Comments:[/B] I wanted an earlier (1810s) Bust half with original toning, and found this dove-grey example to be quite handsome. It has light "Circulated Cameo" contrast, which is a look I've always liked on circulated silver.[/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1262457[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262456[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262458[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262462[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262459[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262460[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262461[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]022000S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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