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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 39355 Coin Date: 1807 Denomination (Short): 50c Denomination (Long): 50 Cents Variety: Capped Bust, Light Beard, 50/20 Variety 2: O-111a Desg: MS Composition: 89% silver; 11% copper Mintage: 839,576 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 (FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR) Obverse Description: Portrait of Liberty facing left with a cap and the word LIBERTY on a ribbon above her brow. 7 stars on the left periphery and 6 stars on the right side represent the original 13 colonies. The date appears centered at the bottom. Reverse Description: An heraldic eagle holding olive branches and 3 arrows in its claws is surrounded by the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery. A ribbon below bears the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. The denomination of 50C is centered below the eagle. General Notes: Rarity ratings provided courtesy of the Bust Half Nut Club Rarity Ratings Committee as published in their 2020 BHNC study report. While references in Overton as an early die state of the popular O-111b Bearded Goddess variety, this variety is more accurately described simply as the large stars obverse, 50/20 variety. PCGS #: 39355 NGC ID: 24EN
