Is this 1819 Capped Bust half anything special? Rim error...

HTubbs

Sorry for the crappy closeup, but it's the best I could do. Also, Cents is overlapping Cents something like this:

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Julian

It is a fairly common occurrence on early halves as they went thru the lettering machine.

Interesting, but no significant premium.

GoBust

I collect edge varity errors and this one is one of the most common observed adn although intersting does not bring a premium currently. usually missing words or doubled words are required for even mosdest premiums becasue of the frequency of errors on early bust havles. tripled edge letters adn inverted, double letters bring modest premiums, the rarest edege letter error are a plain edge (a complete absence of edge lettering). The Overton/Parsely book lists an entore seroes of edge errors in the book's appendix. Its nice to see other looking at the third die from the Castaing macine.
Be well edgfe lookers!

OKbustchaser

The coin may very well be something special, but not because of the rim error. Without seeing the other two sides there is no way to tell.

guitarwes

usually doesn't bring a premium, but neat error. Let's see some pics of the Obv. and Rev. As OKbustchaser said, it may be a rare Overton variety.

mumu

<< <i>I collect edge varity errors and this one is one of the most common observed adn although intersting does not bring a premium currently. usually missing words or doubled words are required for even mosdest premiums becasue of the frequency of errors on early bust havles. tripled edge letters adn inverted, double letters bring modest premiums, the rarest edege letter error are a plain edge (a complete absence of edge lettering). The Overton/Parsely book lists an entore seroes of edge errors in the book's appendix. Its nice to see other looking at the third die from the Castaing macine.
Be well edgfe lookers! >>



Do these varieties get factored into the overton designations? My 1805 draped bust half was designated as an O-113a and one of the letters is off on the edge. Is that what makes it a 113a or is it something else and that rim variety can also happen? I know this questions is probably answered in the book of early halves but I dont have that book yet

OKbustchaser

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<< <i>I collect edge varity errors and this one is one of the most common observed adn although intersting does not bring a premium currently. usually missing words or doubled words are required for even mosdest premiums becasue of the frequency of errors on early bust havles. tripled edge letters adn inverted, double letters bring modest premiums, the rarest edege letter error are a plain edge (a complete absence of edge lettering). The Overton/Parsely book lists an entore seroes of edge errors in the book's appendix. Its nice to see other looking at the third die from the Castaing macine.
Be well edgfe lookers! >>



Do these varieties get factored into the overton designations? My 1805 draped bust half was designated as an O-113a and one of the letters is off on the edge. Is that what makes it a 113a or is it something else and that rim variety can also happen? I know this questions is probably answered in the book of early halves but I dont have that book yet >>



No, the Overton numbers designate particular obverse and reverse die marriages. The edge lettering has nothing to do with it. The "a" added to O-113 in your example shows signifies that it is from a later die state with a heavy die crack on the reverse through MERIC (later becomes a retained cud).

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