1810 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-102a. Rarity-2. MS-64 (PCGS).Peripherally toned around brilliant centers, this highly lustrous half dollar exhibits a smooth satin texture throughout. The denticles are uniformly bold around both sides, and the strike is sharp in the context of the advanced state of the 1810 O-102 dies. The area around Libertys chin and the eagles right wing are blunt. This feature and the peripheral die cracks on both sides confirm the O-102a attribution. As a whole, early date Capped Bust half dollars such as the 1810 are more challenging to locate in the finer Mint State grades than their counterparts from the 1820s and 1830s. The 1810 is certainly elusive at the Choice and Gem Uncirculated grade levels, as here, with the present MS-64 solidly in the Condition Census for the O-102 dies per the listing in Stephen J. Herrmans <em>Auction & Mail Bid Prices Realized for Bust Half Dollars</em> (Spring 2017 revision).
