Lot 485
1807. Large stars, 50 over 20. Overton-112, Rarity 1. PCGS graded EF-40. CAC Approved. Lovely old time toning with hints of golden-bluish hues gracing the contrast between devices and fields on both sides. This is the scarce early state of the obverse die made from perfect dies before a diebreak develops below the chin. The first design of John Reich's capped bust left Half Dollar employs a substantially different treatment of hair, cap, drapery, and portrait than does any of the later designs, and is separately listed in the Guide Book. We see for the first time the appearance of the defective star-point on the 13th star (lowest star on right). This little defect, clearly intentional, would appear on Bust Half Dollar obverse dies made through 1813. Some have called it John Reich's secret signature. In all, 750,500 Capped Bust Left half dollars were made in 1807. It was accomplished using four different die varieties comprising a combination of four obverse dies and three reverse dies.
Popular varieties of the 1807 Bust Left, new design are the O-111 and O-112 reverse H which has an error. The 5 in 50C was first punched over a 2. This punching error was corrected by punching a 5 over the 2 (PCGS # 6086) .
Estimated Value $950 - 1,000.
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