Lot 981
1836 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Reeded edge. EF-40. Lightly cleaned with resulting hairlines in the fields and on the devices. Retoned to a medium gray color, and well struck. Technically a pattern issue, the 1836 Reeded Edge half dollar was the first group of coins struck with the new steam press that had just been installed at the Philadelphia Mint. Most were saved, but many circulated as reflected in the low grade coins frequently seen. Only 1,200 were coined, and long listing in the Guide Book make this a required coin to own for many thousands of collectors.
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| Realized $1,495 |
