1812/1 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-101a. Rarity-5. Large 8. VF-20 (PCGS). CAC. This is a lovely, fully original example of an elusive die marriage of the 1812-dated half dollar issue. Richly toned in blended dove and olive-gray, the surfaces are overall smooth in hand with no blemishes of note. The strike is well centered on the reverse, drawn trivially to 6 oclock on the obverse, but both sides possess full denticulation around the borders. A bit softly struck in the centers, yet boldly defined for the assigned grade, this coin is sure to have no difficulty finding its way into another specialized early half dollar collection.The Overton-101 dies correspond to the Large 8 <em>Guide Book</em> variety of the 1812/1 Capped Bust half dollar. Both the early and late die states are scarce in an absolute sense, the present coin one of the most attractive for the O-101a attribution that we have offered in the last 15 years. A significant and desirable coin worthy of a strong premium. From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Acquired from Sheridan Downey, November 1988.
