Lot 713
1809 O-102. ANACS graded EF-45. Nice medium antique toning, well struck and with pleasing features. As she first appeared on the 1807 Capped Bust half dollars John Reich's Liberty was, if anything, a trifle more streamlined than her predecessor of 1796-1807. Fifty years later, U.S. Mint writer William Ewing DuBois would claim that the model for all these rather stout, ample-bosomed Liberties was a woman he called "Reich's fat German mistress."
The reverse bore an American eagle with head turned left, holding three arrows symbolizing strength, and an olive branch representing peace. On its breast is the Union Shield composed of six horizontal lines indicating blue, with 13 stripes below, six of these made of three vertical lines each indicating red.
Estimated Value $250 - 275.
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| Realized $391 |
