1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-109. Rarity-1. Small Date, Small Letters. MS-65 (NGC).Although not listed in the Autumn 2020 revision to Stephen J. Herrmans AMBPR for Bust half dollars, this lovely Gem Mint State example is a Condition Census survivor from the 1834 O-109 dies. Lustrous satin to modestly semi-reflective surfaces are drenched in richly original toning. The in hand appearance is largely one of blended charcoal-olive and mauve-gray, although direct lighting calls forth more vivid undertones of reddish-gold, orange-apricot and powder blue. Well centered in strike with most design elements fully rendered, there is much to recommend this coin to discerning numismatists, be they type collectors or specialists in the Capped Bust half dollar series.PCGS# 39913. NGC ID: 24FY.From the Steve M. Tompkins Collection.
