1832 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Small Letters, O-117 (this coin illustrated), High R.4. PCGS AU53. 15735053. . For the year there is only one extremely rare variety, O-123. The O-117 is one of four very scarce varieties for 1832, the others being O-109, O-114, and O-119. The photograph of this coin is used to illustrate this Overton variety in Parsley, Donald L. [Overton, Al C.] UNITED STATES EARLY HALF DOLLAR DIE VARIETIES, 1794-1836, Fifth edition, first printing, which is the latest edition of this standard reference.