A Pretty Great eBay Bust Half Cherrypick: 1817 O.103 "Punctuated Date"
BustHalfBrian
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I'd like to share this this scarce Redbook variety I snagged in a BIN listing a few days ago. It is 1817 Overton 103 and is affectionately referred to as the "Punctuated Date" variety for the so-called "decimal" (which is actually die damage) between 1 and 7 in the date, making it seem to read "181.7". Although I couldn't see the dot between 1 and 7 in the seller's pics, the missing serifs on the bases of the I's in UNITED and AMERICA -- a key diagnostic for the die marriage -- and lack of die wear/clashes gave me confidence that it was the O.103 rather than the common O.103a, on which no dot is present between.
This is a very exciting find for me since this has always been one of my favorite Redbook Bust half varieties. And although not a significant upgrade from my current example, a PCGS VF35 which I paid through the nose for back in 2012, I like this new coin more since it matches other coins in my set better and has slightly more detail.
This is a very exciting find for me since this has always been one of my favorite Redbook Bust half varieties. And although not a significant upgrade from my current example, a PCGS VF35 which I paid through the nose for back in 2012, I like this new coin more since it matches other coins in my set better and has slightly more detail.
Lurking and learning since 2010. Full-time professional numismatist based in SoCal.
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