1838 O Capped Bust Half Dollar

For the first time half dollars were struck at a branch mint new orleans.

1838 o capped bust half dollar.

Especially of interest are the branch mint proof strikings most famously the proof 1838 o capped bust half dollar buy on ebay. The acquisition of a single proof striking is a major accomplishment. As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around 50 while one in certified mint state ms condition could bring as much as 4 500 at. 20 silver content.

Any advanced coin collector seeking a proof specimen of a capped bust half dollar produced at a branch mint will have to fork over a large amount of money since less than thirty of them. The 1838 o capped bust half dollar is one of only nine that are known to exist according to auction house stack s bowers galleries. Coin value prices price chart coin photos mintage figures coin melt value metal composition mint mark location statistics facts. 0 50 usd total produced.

1838 capped bust half dollar unc silver reeded edge variety. Buy sell this coin. Proof capped bust half dollars are extremely rare with most dates represented by only a few examples and some dates with no proofs known to exist. Only around 20 or less of these coins were ever produced as the new mint was having various breakdown problems and getting the new equipment fine tuned.

The philadelphia mint facility produced all the other proof capped bust half dollars except for the 1838 and 1839 dated coins that were minted in new orleans. This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. Scratch unc luster. As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around 160000 while one in certified mint state ms condition could bring as much as 745 000 at auction.

Ending today at 3 06pm pdt 14h 56m. Certain other changes were effected in the thickness of the reverse letters and the details of the eagle. 1821 capped bust half dollar o 106a nice au details with a low starting bid. 1838 p capped bust half dollar.

1834 capped bust half silver dollar lettered edge obv. 0 50 usd total produced. 3 546 000 silver content. No mint mark face value.

262 00 15h 49m 4 05 shipping. Capped bust half dollar year. The 1838 o is a gobrecht capped bust half dollar often called a reeded edge half. The 1817 4 is the rarest reich capped bust half dollar a type which is often referred to as having a.

No more than 20 coins were made of the first issue of half. In 1838 the capped bust half dollar was restyled slightly and the denomination on the reverse earlier styled as 50 cents was revised to half dol.