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PCGS Number: 39923 Coin Date: 1834 Denomination (Short): 50c Denomination (Long): 50 Cents Variety: Small Date, Small Letters Variety 2: O-118 Desg: MS Composition: 89% silver; 11% copper Mintage: 6,412,004 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>1834 over 1834</p>
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<p><b>OBV. 17. S1UH, S7LH-JCHb, S8B, S13UE.</b> Stars are sharp. Star 8 is 1 mm. from cap. Date is 7 mm. with slender figures set low. 34 is broadly recut, with the first 34 showing clearly about ¼ of the total height below the final 34. 18 also shows recutting but not so obvious as the replaced 34. Hair curls are always struck rather flat. Late die state may not show overdate.</p>
</section> Reverse Description: <section class="wp-paragraph">
<p>I centered between T-E</p>
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<p><b>REV. R. A1LE, A2LE, A3LH.</b> 50 C. is 1 ½ mm. well centered, with slender figures and large C. A-A is 1 ¼ mm. I is centered between TE. Both lines and crossbars in shield are crudely executed. Most specimens show faint to bold recutting at tops and bottoms of AT. Some also show signs of recutting at D, between TE, at upper serif of second S, between OF. (65,64,64,60,60) 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 #: 39923 NGC ID: 24FY
