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Message:: [QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 25409240, member: 74863"]A Bust Half Dollar that is. Well that’s what I’m talking about here. Lol. Here’s an 1814 Capped Bust Half. It was designed by John Reich, a German immigrant who was an engraver at the Mint for 10 years, 1807-1817. The Bust designed was used on several denominations for about 30 years. He was the first artist to include this design on gold and silver coins. She’s used but a nice VG coin I’d say. I don’t recall noticing before but there is a strong die clash on the obverse. The entire design around the obverse rim looked like a worn die to me but I now believe it to be part of the clash from the reverse.The most noticeable part of the clash is under her bust and just above the date. It also shows on both sides of Liberty. It’s above her breast and behind her hair on her shoulders. Below her neck, just above the date, the letters are backwards. This is the entire ribbon on the reverse that reads E PLURIBUS UNUM. Everything else is normal. Not a 4 over 3 in the date and not an E over A in STATES. But despite the wear it’s a nice full die clash on a 210 year old coin, which is one of the early dates for history of US coins.I’m not sure of what to make of that worn but still present strip of metal from the Eagles wing on the left of the coin going up to the ribbon.[ATTACH=full]1627550[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1627551[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1627552[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]