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Coin Date: 1817 Denomination (Short): 50c Denomination (Long): 50 Cents Variety: Punctuated Date Variety 2: O-103b Desg: MS Composition: 89% silver; 11% copper Mintage: 1,215,567 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>181.7 punctuated date</p>
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<p><b>OBV. 3. S1UH, S7B-UELC, S8LE, S13UE.</b> Stars sharp and well formed. Date is 8 ¾ mm. Second 1 slants left more than other figures. There is a round die defect dot just to right and about opposite the center of the second 1. Commonly called the punctuated date.</p>
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<p><b>REV. B. A1UE, A2LE, A3B.</b> 50 C. is 1 ¾ mm. A-A is ½ mm. The most unusual feature of this reverse is the I's in UNITED and AMERICA have the lower right serifs missing, thus causing them to look like J's. All lettering and devices sharp. (64,64,63,63,63) R.2</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. The 1817 O-103b is a very late die state of the 1817 O-103, the original "punctuated date" variety. In the O-103b, the original punctuation is worn off and new (multiple) dots now appear in the date. NGC ID: 24F6
