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in2Coins

Hello!

I’ll dive right into it.... how common is it to have incomplete edge lettering on Bust Half? Mine only has “DOLL”.

yosclimber

I found this thread on 1818 bust half die varieties:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/557465/1818-the-19th-informative-picture-thread-covering-the-capped-bust-half-series-post-your-cbhs/p1
Yours appears to be O-108, 'pincher 8s', R-1.

From @mozin 's post of 2007-2-25:

A major edge error exists on some specimens of this marriage. FIFTY CENTS OR, and HALF A DOLLAR, read upside down from each other.

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/6290626/#Comment_6290626

I believe I can read DOLLA FIF on your edge photo.

in2Coins

Thanks for the link! I looked at the edge again with 20x loupe, I see no letter "A". Also, the photo was only partial to show the in-completion of the Dollar. The FIFTY is all there.

PRECIOUSMENTAL

Hi, Welcome To The BEST Coin Forum!
Great pics of a nice coin.
And my second First 'Like' given to a new member today!

ldhair

Welcome.

ricko

@in2Coins.... Welcome aboard.... Great pictures ...Cheers, RickO

asheland

Nice coin!

Treashunt

nice pictures.

Not unusual, the castaing machine often made errors like these.

I have two or 3 with doubled edge lettering.

Yours is very common