Bust Half Dollars
1811 50C Small 8, O-110a, R.1, MS64+ PCGS. Identifiable by the leftward slant of the digits in the date, and the center dot between crossbars 4 and 5. This later die state shows a die crack that starts below the olive leaves, continues through the tops of UNITED, and terminates above the first S in STATES. At this grade level, this piece is tied with several other Gems, suggesting this production run may have been set aside for many years in a vault as part of a bank's cash reserves. Sharply struck in all areas, the surfaces are lustrous and untoned.
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