1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-124. Rarity-5+. Square Base 2. EF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).Actually an intermediate die state between Overton-124 and O-124a, we note only a trace of milling remaining from 3 to 9 oclock on the obverse with all stars drawn solidly toward the border. Otherwise silver gray surfaces exhibit blushes of warmer russet patina here and there around the peripheries. Libertys portrait is boldly to sharply defined, as is the reverse throughout much of the design. Light hairlining and a curiously glossy texture explain the PCGS qualifier. This is a scarce die variety of the 1827 Capped Bust half dollar issue, the present example with good detail remaining despite have seen light commercial use.From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection.
