18.11 Bust 50c

logger7

I picked this Bust half up recently, not great images from a scanner:

Is there much of a story behind why they did the overdate like that?

ldhair

Not a bad image for a scanner.

lkeigwin

@logger7 said:
I picked this Bust half up recently, not great images from a scanner:

Is there much of a story behind why they did the overdate like that?

This overdate, often called the "punctuated date," is from one of two die marriages (O.102 is the other). Look closely and you can see much of the 0 under the 3rd 1. There is a bold die dot between 8 and 1. And depending on who you believe the fragment between the two 1's is either from another nick in the die or it is what is left over from the earlier 1.

In general the strike is just fine on these overdates but the relief is usually not as good as the yeardates due to lapping. Stars are always weak on the left obverse of the O.101 and, oddly, just the opposite on the O.102, same die.
Lance.

ricko

@lkeigwin.... Thanks for the information, an interesting coin. Cheers, RickO

logger7

Thanks for sharing that Lance.

A little better set of images, looks like a XF:

logger7

NGC graded the coin VF details, improperly cleaned.

Jimnight

Another learning experience. Thanks.