1832 Capped Bust Half Dollar 50c, Raw, Almost Uncirculated - Nice and Original

Description

Coin
Capped Bust
Half Dollar
Year
1832
Mint
Philadelphia
Graded by
Uncertified
Grade
Circulated Almost Uncirculated
Nice and Original
SKU
UC99504.dix
Notes
This is an uncertified Coin.
You will receive the pictured coin. You are Buying an 1832 Capped Bust Half Dollar in almost uncirculated condition. Nice and original, with lovely rim toning from an old coin album.
Capped Bust Half Dollar Lettered Edge (1807 – 1836)
– John Reich took over as engraver
at the Mint in 1807. He immediately began work on redesigning the nation’s coinage. He created the Capped Bust motif that was used across denominations for the next three decades. The obverse features a depiction of Lady Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap, a symbol
of freedom. The reverse shows a heraldic eagle with the denomination below and the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above. In the edges the phrase FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR was impressed. This edge lettering was to discourage charlatans from shaving silver
off and passing the underweight coins off to merchants. The series is extremely popular and has a number of varieties where extensive study has been done. Attribution has been recorded accounting for the exacting use of obverse and reverse dies. Enthusiasts
collect the series by these die pairings.  Reich’s time at the Mint ended in 1817, but his works continued in production until two decades later when the Mint upgraded their facilities, and the Capped Bust coinages gave way to Christian Gobrecht’s seated designs.