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1819/8 Half Dollars, A Study of the Numerals
The 1819 yeardate for lettered edge Capped Bust half dollars has a large quantity of overdates. O-101, O-102, O-103, O-104, and O-106 die varieties are all 1819/8 half dollars. Without attributing the entire coin to the die marriage in order to determine if a coin is an overdate, one can simply look at the numerals. The… -
Re: 1819/8 Half Dollars, A Study of the Numerals
The emission sequence was compiled from attributing and die stating the bar dies that placed the edge lettering on each coin. Because a pair of bar dies has shown to be used on 2-3+ sets of obverse/reverse dies, the overlapping usage can bring forth an order to the releases of the die marriages. If the "struck late in the… -
Re: 1819/8 Half Dollars, A Study of the Numerals
I appreciate Walkerguy21D for pointing this out. Using the comparison to the digits used on the Matron Head cents, we can see the 9's are also included in the Style of 1818/1819 difference. Looking at the number 9: Style of 1818 (Small 9): Circular hole, knob on tail of 9 curls inward, moderately consistent numeral… -
Re: 1819/8 Half Dollars, A Study of the Numerals
I was able to see and study a VLDS 1819 O-105 this past weekend, and while I don't think it is a leftover die from 1818 (due to the 1's in date), I am now convinced it is a 9 over 8 date punch error. As Chase pointed out, the digits line up entirely, and on a VLDS coin, the 3D representation is unmistakable, at least to… -
Re: 1819/8 Half Dollars, A Study of the Numerals
@CaptHenway Read "Dismissing the Castaing Machine Myth" on page 30 of the April 2016 JRJ: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/568039 Early reeded edge coins were struck with a close collar (as opposed to closed collar or open collar), where the diameter of the reeding collar was large enough to impart most of the edge… -
Re: 1819/8 Half Dollars, A Study of the Numerals
Fair enough. Now let me ask a question: How many Castaing Machines did the Philadelphia Mint have in use in 1819? I have never heard this question addressed for this or any other year, and I have no idea what the correct answer is. "Only One" would be a terrible choke point in a production system that could be completely… -
Re: 1819/8 Half Dollars, A Study of the Numerals
Excellent analysis Chase! Simple, clean and easy to understand ... and a must consideration for all CBH aficionado's . I am of the mindset that the O-105 is NOT an overdate, but consider the 9 to have a graver mark or other type of date blunder, and the observation of the date types from 1818 and 1819 further supports that…
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