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Capped Bust vs Draped Bust

Would you refer to this coin as a Capped Bust Right or a Draped Bust Right?
PCGS has it as a Draped Bust but Redbook has it as a Capped Bust to Right.
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"Capped Draped Bust Right"
The design names I like:
1. Turban (gold only; here Small eagle, also Heraldic eagle)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turban_Head_eagle
2. Draped Bust (copper and silver)
3. Capped Bust (silver; 5c, 10c, 25c similar, also similar 1807-1812 $2.5, $5 gold)
Capped Bust Right
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I would call it a capped bust also.
Capped bust
I like Turban head. It instantly makes me think of early gold.
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I refer to that design as Draped Bust. Not sure if that's correct, it's what I've always seen it labeled.
I just checked my 2026 Red Book and the 1795-1807 half eagles are called Draped Bust to Right. Also called Draped Bust at PCGS, NGC and CAC.
Capped Bust to Left 1807-1812, Capped Head to Left 1813-1834 in the Red Book.
I've always called those Draped/Turban interchangeable, and then Capped would be 1807-1812, and 1813-1833 are "fatheads".
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