Bust Half Overton Help
DaveZoll
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Good morning,
I purchased a few bust halves and would really appreciate some help identifying the Overton variety. It is an 1836 type 1. Edge lettering from 12 o’clock reads “ O X HALF A DOLLAR FIFTY CENTS” . I don’t know if any of that matters for variety attribution or not… Thanks in advance! And I’ll get pics of the next one posted as soon as it arrives.
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The edge lettering error is quite common and has nothing to do with the die marriage, It looks like Overton 107--an R-4 DM though.
I don't know if this is something you would be interested in, but there is a free website called Dave's Bust Half Dollar Site. It contains pictures , written descriptions, & a die marriage identification formula that will allow you to attribute any Bust Half. James
This is correct. O-107, and it looks like a pretty late die state.
Here is a comparison of the O-107 obv provided by Dave's website and your coin's obv. Go to the site and compare your coin to the 107 or others as you choose. Great website.
Jim
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Thank you everyone. I am mostly a dime collector so I really appreciate the help!
Just checked out the site and think I found my next coin to be an 1826 O-113? Thanks for helping me learn how to fish 😀 Hate to sound dumb, but all the varieties still kind of look the same to me. I’ll definitely need some more practice, but at least now I have a great resource. Thanks!
It looks like the O-114. I base that on the T/I alignment and the 7th and 13th star location.
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It is 114. (Same obverse die as 113)
For a new collector you have some uncommon die marriages.