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PCGS Number: 39715 Coin Date: 1827 Denomination (Short): 50c Denomination (Long): 50 Cents Variety: Square Base 2 Variety 2: O-118 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>S13 less than ¼ mm. curl</p>
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<p><b>OBV. 14. S1LH, S7B-JCHb, S8UE, S13LH.</b> This obverse is very similar to obverse 2, but on this one star 2 points to lower half of a segment and top of 1 is a full mm. from drapery. On obverse 2 they are UH and ¾ mm. Stars are large and close to milling. Date is 8 ¼ mm. and rather low.</p>
</section> Reverse Description: <section class="wp-paragraph">
<p>A-A nearly touch and appear to do so</p>
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<p><b>REV. O. A1LE, A2C, A3UE.</b> 50 C. is 1 ¼ mm. and low. The large, well formed 5 has a curved top, is higher and tipped more to left than O. ED nearly touch at base. Arrowheads separated and the large upper one nearly touches A, to naked eye they appear to touch but under a glass barely miss doing so. ED and ERI nearly touch. Left sides of T-I in line. First line of stripe four extends below shield. (65,65,65,64,64) R.3</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 #: 39715 NGC ID: 24FN
