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PCGS Number: 39700 Coin Date: 1827 Denomination (Short): 50c Denomination (Long): 50 Cents Variety: Square Base 2 Variety 2: O-108 Desg: MS Composition: 89% silver; 11% copper Mintage: 5,493,400 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Capped bust half dollar Coinage Years: 1807-1836 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 32.5 Fineness: 0.89 Weight (Grams): 13.48 Weight (Ounces): 0.4755 Designer: John Reich Edge: Lettered Obverse Description: <section class="wp-paragraph">
<p>Dotted star</p>
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<p><b>OBV. 5-s2.</b> Same as 5 except a small but deliberate dot has been placed just above the inner point of star 1. Perhaps when they changed the reverse die.</p>
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<p><b>REV. H. A1LH, A2UE, A3UH.</b> 50 C. is 1 ½ mm. A-A is ¼ mm. I is centered below T. Most of lines in stripes extend well below shield. Rusting die has produced a small patch of die dots in field between I in UNITED and left wing. (66,65,64,64,63) R.4</p>
</section> General Notes: Rarity ratings provided courtesy of the Bust Half Nut Club Rarity Ratings Committee as published in their 2020 BHNC study report. PCGS #: 39700 NGC ID: 24FN
