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1815/2 50C O-101a, R.3, AU58 PCGS. Always an in-demand overdate -- in both early and late die states -- this coin displays attractive, silver-gray patina with lilac overtones and considerable remaining mint luster. The O-101a late die state is somewhat scarcer than earlier states of the dies, and it is identified by several die cracks that encircle the reverse legend and denomination. A bold crack travels from the olive leaves up through UN of UNITED and around the legend to OF, then down again through F and the serif of A to the scroll. Another crack travels from the edge above M through ERICA, across the arrowheads, and diagonally through 50 C. to the edge below the olive leaves. The strike is bold with a trace of the underdigit 2 beneath the primary 5, and the central motifs are sharp. Prominent die clashing produces the only significant marks on the coin, and they are of Mint origin, diagnostic of the die state.
1815/2 50C O-101a, R.3, AU58 PCGS. Always an in-demand overdate -- in both early and late die states -- this coin displays attractive, silver-gray patina with lilac overtones and considerable remaining mint luster. The O-101a late die state is somewhat scarcer than earlier states of the dies, and it is identified by several die cracks that encircle the reverse legend and denomination. A bold crack travels from the olive leaves up through UN of UNITED and around the legend to OF, then down again through F and the serif of A to the scroll. Another crack travels from the edge above M through ERICA, across the arrowheads, and diagonally through 50 C. to the edge below the olive leaves. The strike is bold with a trace of the underdigit 2 beneath the primary 5, and the central motifs are sharp. Prominent die clashing produces the only significant marks on the coin, and they are of Mint origin, diagnostic of the die state.