FSHO 1819/8 Small 9 Capped Bust Half PCGS XF45

lkeigwin

The unique small 9 overdate marriage and the first of a total of five. O.101. The underlying 8 is plain to see in several places around the lower section of the nine.

This problem-free XF45 sports original skin, clean surfaces and a very good strike. Luster is present but subdued.

$500, includes S/I. 7 day return, buyer pays return shipping. Cash, check, money order. PayPal add 3%.

First to commit gets it.
Lance.

BustHalfBrian

I bet it won't last the rest of the night!

lkeigwin

If it doesn't sell here I'll put it on eBay at a higher price. It'll sell. You don't find many XF's with surfaces like this one. And everyone loves overdates.
Lance.

coinlieutenant

Does Sounders call it a slip of the gravers tool.

Either way...a killer coin.

J

drddm

Great looking 1819/8 Lance...looks like one I used to own!!

lkeigwin

<< <i>Does Sounders call it a slip of the gravers tool.

Either way...a killer coin.

J >>

Souders considers all the 1819/8 halves as true overdates, not graver slips like the 1822/1 O.101 or the laced lips variety. They were reused dies which would normally mean diminished detail, particularly because the dies were usually lapped prior to striking the new numeral. In this case the 9 did a pretty decent job covering the 8 so the die detail wasn't lapped away.

The were five 1819/8 overdates. Four were of the large 9 type. Only the O.101 is the small 9, making it a little more elusive for Redbook collectors.

This example is an early die state, free of die cracks. The BHNC feels the O.101' may be an R6 die state. But I'm not convinced.

Right you are, drddm! I bought this from you in March 2012 and have enjoyed it since. I upgraded to an AU58 recently so this is a spare I don't need.
Lance.

lkeigwin

TTT

shorecoll

Can't be R.6 because I have one and I'm not that lucky.