For Nysoto: Pictures of Edge Lettering on a 1795 O-126 Small Head Half Dollar

pcgs69

I just received this Small Head half from a fellow board member dpvilla. It's a nice looking coin and since it's raw I figured it's a great opportunity to take photos of the edge.





(Notice that "T" in CENTS is missing the right half at top)







Please let me know if there's anything else anyone would like to see.

Nysoto

Thanks pcgs69 !

The edge lettering is from the second edge hub used to make half of the edge dies, with the second star after FIFTY distorted. I have not owned O-126, but have 127a raw, and previously owned 128 raw, which are more rare than 126. Edge lettering shows the small heads to be among the last 1795 die marriages struck, which is unusual as the 1794 O-109 is also a small head (one known in silver). Dpvilla cherries a lot of preturb rarities.

NHSBaseball

Very cool edge pics! I like it.

JRocco

pcgs69