1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-146. Rarity-2. Curl Base 2. MS-64 (PCGS). Flashy and brilliant with golden iridescence near the borders and darker toning on either side of the eagles neck. The complexion is nearly reflective into the fields and contrasts lightly against the frosted devices. Remarkably sharp for the die marriage. With 49 varieties known, the 1827 can be one of the most challenging Capped Bust half dollars to attribute and collect. The Curl Base 2 variety, however, has only two die pairings, and they share the same obverse. Overton-146 is the more common of these varieties, its reverse identifiable by the attachment of the final letter A in AMERICA to the adjacent arrowhead. A number of Mint State examples are known, though this piece is tied with the very finest few. It is an apparent newcomer to the Condition Census as presented in the Autumn 2019 revision to Stephen J. Herrmans <em>Auction & Mail Bid Prices Realized for Bust Half Dollars: 1794-1839, </em>which lists five additional specimens at the MS-64 level From the Macon Collection.
