1806/5 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-104, T-1. Rarity-4. EF-40 (PCGS).Blended dove gray and antique sandy-gold patina to both sides, the reverse is further enhanced by streaks of bolder steely-charcoal. Well defined overall for a Draped Bust half dollar that acquired approximately 20 points of wear, appreciable softness of strike is confined to the end of Libertys bust on the obverse and the features below the word OF on the reverse. Free of troublesome handling marks, this is a handsome EF to represent this intriguing variety. According to Steve M. Tompkins (2015), the obverse die of the 1806 Overton-104 variety was also used in the 1805 O-105 and O-106 pairings, making it one of the few previously used dies that was subsequently overdated for continued use in a later year. Tompkins Die Stage 1/1.From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection.
