1809

Obv. 3    Cast copy of O-106

Rev. C    Overton Reverse E.

Only 1 piece known.  Rare
      
ccCBHcc vetted 11/13/2018

1812

Obv. 3    Cast copy of O-107

Rev. C  

Note - The die lump on the eagle's wing is known
to have changed shape with die use.  (On some early
die state examples it is completely missing.)

Only 1 piece known.  Rare
      
ccCBHcc vetted 01/08/2017

1813

Obv. 1   Small stars

Rev. C   I under right side of T

LES – Left side of E centered under D
RES – Right edge of A

Obv. Small, blunt stars, spaced closer on right than on left. Star 7 fully over top of cap. Date is large and close together. 1s are thick and 3 has rounded top identical to the 1813 1/A variety.

Rev. The same crude letter punches have been used as for the 1813 1/A variety (e.g. large D in "United") but with even spacing between the individual letters, although “United States” is closely spaced compared to other words in the legend. 50 C. is wide. I under right side of T.

Note - The specimen is a metal detector find with the resulting crack and surface characteristic of a casting although the variety is a struck contemporary counterfeit.  This variety's identical obverse to the 1813 1/A's plus the same letter punches use for the legend as the 1813 1/A suggest the same counterfeiter.   

Only 1 piece known. Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 06/2012

1813

Obv. 3    Cast copy of O-107

Rev. C    Overton Reverse F.

Only 1 piece known.  Rare
      
ccCBHcc vetted 11/13/2018

1816

Obv.  1    Large date with high '6'.
Rev.  A    Fine lines below shield, left of arrow feathers, and
above left talon.

LES    Below center of E1.
RES    Below left upright of M.

Obv.  Large, tall, evenly spaced date digits tilted to the right. 
Large, evenly spaced stars. Star 7 points to the center of Liberty’s
hair curl and is very close. The '6' digit is higher than the adjacent '1'.

Rev.   Fine lines below shield, left of arrow feathers, and above the
left talons. Arrow shafts not connected through right talon.  The 'E'
in the motto is far left of 'D'. First 'A' in STATES is filled.  'OF' is
very close to 'AM', and  'M' is lower than 'A'.  Large gap between E
and P in E PLURIBUS UNUM.  0 and C in 50C are low in field.  

1817

Obv. 3    Small stars and date

Rev. C    UITED

Les – Centered on stand of D

Res – Inner edge of A right serif

Obv.  Stars small and evenly spaced.  Date small with 17 closely
spaced.  7 is tilted to left.  Liberty’s profile has a distinctive hooked
nose.

Rev.  UNITED is missing the letter N.  Other legend letters are
crude missing serifs, and uneven in thickness.  E in slogan missing
with letters in PLURIBUS UNUM uneven in spacing and size.  5 in
50 C. uncharacteristic for 1817 and resembles numeral style not
used until 1819 with some Overton varieties. Specimen’s reverse has
die breaks on the right side of both eagle wings and another die break
extending through C in 50 C.

Note - German silver. Lettered Edge. 

Only 1 piece seen. Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 01/2011

1818

Obv. 10  Small numeral rotated date

Rev. J     Les between T and E, Res to left of A

LES - Between T and E
RES - Left of A

Obv. Small numeral date rotated counterclockwise with uneven bottom alignment (e.g. first 8 is low and second 8 is high) plus 1s missing bottom left serifs.  Liberty has elongated, flat nose and pursed lips. Stars 1 to 5 unevenly spaced. Star 7 top of cap and star 13 nearly touches curl very low.

Rev. Left end of slogan scroll (a.k.a. Les) between T and E. Right end of slogan scroll (a.k.a. Res) significantly left of A. Second T in STATES has a thick upright and AT is connected.  A is low, AM connected, I is tilted to left and CA is low in AMERICA.  Short, blunt, closely spaced arrows. 5 in 50 C. tilted to left.   

Note - Edge is lettered.   

One specimen known. Rare   

ccCBHcc vetted 10/2014 (with 11/03/14 correction)

1818

Obv. 11  Spindly stars.  First 1 in date is high.

Rev. K   A above M at base.

LES - Left edge, center of E

RES – Under left side of right serif of A

Obv.   Liberty’s portrait similar to mint produced coins.  All
stars are thin and spindly looking, as is often seen on many of

the varieties dated 1828 (e.g. 1828 5/E, 7/G and others).  S7
points to center of top curl. S1 is very close to tip of bust.  
Digits in date are evenly spaced with first 1 high.  Small 8’s.

Rev.   Eagle is well executed, as are the letters in the legend.  
Eagle’s beak though has a gap between the lower lip and the

beak (e.g. both 28 5/E and 7/G have a similar overbite).  ‘I’
of motto is between A-T.  Top of  ‘A’ in STATES is defective. 
‘A’ in AMERICA is well above ‘M’ at the base. ‘E’ in
UNITED is recut at upper right serif.  The ‘5’ has a sharp
point at the  bottom instead of the usual round “ball”. The

reverse eagle’s beak is interesting with the big gap between
the lower lip and the beak. In fact both 1828 5/E and
1828 7/G have a similar overbite eagle! 

Note - Obverse looks double struck or at least having slipped
die double profile in places.

One specimen known.  Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 01/20/2017

1820

Obv. 7   Wide date, square base ‘2’

Rev. G   Arrowhead feathers finely engraved; 
D – S widely spaced

LES - Left tip of bottom serif of D

RES - Between A and M

Obv.  Wide date with 8 low.  Star 7 points towards junction
of upper hair-curl and headband. Star 8 is from a different
punch-type (thinner points) compared to the other compared
to the other stars (fatter arms, blunter points) and is a unique
star type compared with all known varieties in this family.  
Star 13 is high (above hair-curl).  Dentils have triangular
shapes.

Rev.  The arrowhead feathers are very finely engraved
(i.e. same reverse as 1822 2 /I).  Arrowhead shafts between
eagle’s talons are missing.   Center arrowhead is longer than 
the other two.  Bottom-right pair of leaves points inward
towards 50 C. The same motto ribbon punch was used on
all known members of this family. The difference here is
that the top-left part of this motto ribbon has been chipped
off creating an inward dip. This suggests that 1820 7/G,
1822 2/B, 1822 2/I, and 1825 2/B reverse dies were made
after 1811 3/C, and 1820 6/F.  Several examples using this
same reverse die show very slight off-center strikes; as a
result the dentils will likely be incomplete around the
perimeter.  

One specimen known. Rare.

ccCBHcc vetted 01/20/2017

1821

Obv. 6   First 1 in date high & distant from 8

Rev. H   E & D in UNITED touch

LES - Right edge of E
RES - Below left edge of M

Obv.  Last three digits in date are evenly spaced, while the first 1
is high and distant from the 8. Star 6 is lower than stars 5 and 7.  

Rev.  Eagle’s mouth wide open with large tongue and lower beak
curving downward.  50 C is small and low. F in of distant from A
in AMERICA. E & D in UNITED touch.

Note - Brass with silver wash. Lettered Edge. Only one piece seen.    

Rare   

ccCBHcc vetted 01/2012 - 04/2012

1822

Obv. 9    Stars 5 and 6 closely spaced

Rev. I     Short arrow shafts 

LES – Outer edge of  left stand of D
RES – Outer edge of left stand of M

Obv.  Stars 5 and 6 closely spaced.  Date is wide 
(over 12+ mm ... significantly wider than any 1822
Overton variety) with a low 8.   

Rev.  Short arrow shafts (unlike any 1822 Overton variety). 
Legend letters are unevenly spaced (e.g. TED in UNITED and IC
in AMERICA),  filled or thickened (e.g.  A in STATES, F in OF,
first A in AMERICA), and enlarged (e.g. C in AMERICA).

Note - Only 1 piece seen.  German silver.  Uneven lettered edge
with some letters missing while other letters strongly struck.    

Rare   

ccCBHcc vetted 09/2010

1822

Obv. 10    Cast copy of O-106

Rev. J     

Note - Two pieces known.  The two specimens range
widely in casting quality from poor to superb.  The poor
casting specimen has a grainy surface, significant porosity, 
with filled numbers and letters in some cases joining while
the superb specimen has no visible porosity with genuine
quality obverse and reverse.   Both specimens have partial
edge lettering due to casting porosity.  Weight ranges from
9.8 grams to 10.2 grams.    

Rare   

ccCBHcc vetted 11/2010

1822

Obv. 11    Close date and small stars

Rev. K     UNITEDSTATES like one word

LES – Outer edge of  left stand of E
RES – Left stand of M

Obv.  Date is small with all numbers close together and the 1 is
higher than 822. Stars are small.   

Rev.  UNITEDSTATES is very close together like one word.  The
legend letters vary in size with the U, E's and O being very small;
the N and D are large. 

Note - Only 1 piece seen.  German silver. Some letters show but
mostly vertical lines on edge. Medal turn as opposed to coin turn.   

Rare   

ccCBHcc vetted 03/2011 

1822

Obv. 13  Wide date slants up to the right.
Rev. M  UNITED STATES very close
   
LES - Left upright of D.
RES - Center of M.

Obv.  The date digits are widely spaced and slant upward to
the right, with the last 2 being very far to the right of Liberty’s
lower curl (similar to 9I).  Digit spacing is 1 822 and the 2’s
are large.  Both the 1 and 8 slant to the right.  Stars are uneven
sizes, and stars 1  and 2 almost touch.  Liberty has a pointy,
upturned chin similar to 4D.

Rev.  Legend letters are non-uniform in size and are poorly
aligned at their bases.  The D and the second S are high, and
A2 is low.  UNITEDSTATES appears as one word.  50 C is
widely spaced and the 5 is much larger than the 0 and C.

Note - Billion alloy; minor Zn, Sn, Au, As; trace Sr.

One Specimen known.  Rare

ccCBHcc.com vetting 03/26/17

1822

Obv. 14   Wire thin date numerals

Rev. N    Single word legend

Les - Below right edge of E

Res - Centered to right stand of M

Obv. Wire thin date numerals with 1 missing bottom right serif. 
Stars are spindly and somewhat irregular (e.g. notable Star 1 and
Star 10).   Stars 6 and 7 are weakly struck.

Rev.  UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA is single word legend
comprised of unevenly sized and spaced crude letters.  Notable 
examples of legend's crude letters are; the E in UNITED is
unusually large, Ts have straight bar non tapered stands, F's
crossbar is an upside down T almost meeting the right only non
tapered stand, and C's resemblance to a U laying on its side
(e.g. the Cs in the legend and the 50 C. appear to have been
created with the same die punch).  PLURIBUS letters unevenly
spaced with S rotated downward clockwise.  Crude eagle wing
feathers.  Arrow 3 shows a significant recut likely in an effort to
enlarge it to match the other arrows in size.       

Note - Smooth/worn edge that under magnification can be seen 
faint impression of stars.  The coin appears to be brass, much
of what once was plating appears to have worn off.

Only specimen known .  Rare. 

ccCBHcc vetted 04/29/2017

1823

Obv. 9    Stars S3 & S4 are very close, and S7 is high

Rev. I     C in 50 C. high and far to the right     

Similar to the 1823 4/D (i.e. portrait, style of the numbers in the
date - although the 4/D date is wider, and has short fat
arrowheads)

Obv.  Stars S3 & S4 are very close, and S7 is high.

Rev.   C in 50C high and far to the right.  A3 is close to A2.  Scroll
position appears to be under the right side of E and the right side
of M.

Note - German silver with lettered edge.  Weighs 13.03 grams. 
Slightly oblong – 33.25 mm x 33.65 mm.     

Rare   

ccCBHcc vetted 04/2011

1823

Obv. 10  Well executed Liberty and stars; Narrow base ‘2’
in the date

Rev. J     Left scroll end almost touches base of D

LES - Left side of upright of D

RES - Left side of left upright of M

Obv.   Well done portrait with evenly spaced digits in the date. 
Star 7 points to the junction of the headband and cap.  The base 
of the 2 is narrow and its left side is aligned with the center of the 
loop of  the 2 (as in 4/D).  The right side of the 2 is aligned with
the left side of the curl with the loop large and almost closed.  The
3 is large, has a large rounded top knob, and is positioned slightly
to the right of the lower curl’s left side. 

Rev.  Left end of the scroll almost touches the base of the D.  ‘I’ is
positioned under the right serif of ‘A’.  STATESOF closed.  The final
‘A’ in AMERICA is close to the arrowhead.  Space between 50 and C
is about 1mm.

One specimen known.  Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 01/21/2017

1824

Obv. 4    Star 7 points to front of cap

Rev. D    Serif of D under corner of E

LES – Below right ¼ of E
RES – Between A and M

Obv.  Star 7 points to front of cap and star 13 appears to be
attached to curl.   

Rev.  The serif at the base of D is under the serif  at the base
of E in UNITED.

Note - Only 1 piece seen.  German silver. Plain edge.  Similar in
appearance to the O-117. Shown to several bust half specialists,
and while they all agreed it is bogus there was a difference of
opinion as to whether it is die struck or cast.    

Rare   

ccCBHcc vetted 09/2010 - 11/2010

1825  

Obv. 8   1 in date thick

1825  

Obv. 9   Well-made devices.  Curved top 5.

Rev. I   Well-made devices.  Top of D is broken.

LES   Right side of E.

RES   Left edge of M.

Obv.   The date and stars are shaped, sized and spaced similar to
genuine 1825 Capped Bust half dollars. The digits of the date are 
thin, the 1 is tall, and the top of the ‘5’ is curved upward.  Star 7
points to the upper edge of headband and is distant from it.  Star
13 is close to the curl.

Rev.   Right side of ‘I’ in PLURIBUS is aligned with the left side of
‘T’.  The top of ‘D’ is broken, and the space between STATES OF
is very small.  The top of the first ‘T’ in STATES is lower than the
‘S’ and its top is tilted rather than squared off.  Feather detail close
to the left side of the shield is stronger than on the rest of the eagle
and these feathers are smaller than other feathers in the wings.

Only 1 piece known. Rare.

ccCBHcc vetted 02/04/2017

1825  

Obv. 10    Small date and stars.

Rev. J       Small denomination.

LES     Right side of E.

RES     Left edge of M.

Obv. The digits in the date are small compared to other examples
of this date.  The 5 has an unusual ‘squat’ shape that is different
from the 5 used on the reverse.  Stars are small and crudely
formed.  Star 7 is high and points to the junction of the cap and
headband.

Rev. Small denomination in 50 C, otherwise the devices are
nicely made.  The words STATES  OF are closely spaced.  The
left side of E in the Motto is centered between E-D of UNITED.

Note – The one known example has a plain edge and is struck on

an oversized planchet. Older dies may have been strengthened
before making this variety -- the stars at the left obverse and the
olive branch in the eagle's talon are much sharper than the areas

surrounding them.  14.09 grams.  Brass

Only 1 piece known. Rare.

ccCBHcc vetted 03/26/2017

1826

Obv. 17    2 with loop ending in a knob

1826

Obv. 18    Pointed 6's top in date

1827

Obv. 7    Cast copy of O-146 (curled base 2)

Rev. G    

Note - Only 1 piece seen.  Poor casting with gained
texture surfaces, filled numbers and letters (i.e. with
some joining), porosity.  Only 9.7 grams.  Plain 
non-lettered edge.     

Rare   

ccCBHcc vetted 11/2010

1828

Obv. 17   Six stars on left, seven stars on right

Rev. R    Crude, unevenly sized legend letters

LES - Below right serif of E  
RES - Below left stand of M

Obv. Six stars on left and seven stars on right that are
unevenly spaced (i.e. stars on the left are more closely
spaced than the stars on right). Star 13 heavily recut
with a cross-like raised top inner portion of the star.
Wire like date is high, tilted to the right, and unevenly
spaced. 18 are closely spaced. 1 almost touches the
highly positioned Liberty. The first 8 is open on the
bottom loop's left side. 28 are unevenly struck with both
being weaker at the top.

Rev. Crude, unevenly sized legend letters (e.g. note U, I,
ED in UNITED and ICA in AMERICA). Low 50 C. with
a left titled triangle top 5.

Note - Only 1 piece seen. German silver. 11.7 grams.
Plain non-lettered edge.   

Rare   

ccCBHcc vetted 11/2010

1828 17/R Additional Notes - The 1828 17/R is a multiple struck specimen.  Remnants of an initial strike are largely canceled out by multiple 20 to 25 degree clockwise rotated, off-center strikes on a planchet of uneven thickness.  Characteristics from the multiple strikes are noted separately and should not be considered as attributes of this variety. 

Obverse remnants from multiple rotated, off-center strikes are:

• A faint 14th star in the wide spacing between star 11 and star 12 (i.e. a questionable partial curved arm of yet another star may be along the rim above star 6, but is more likely a die break),
• A recut-like appearance on the outer arm of star 11,
• Recut-like appearances at the top and bottom right sides of Liberty's profile,
• Second raised rim curve from 2 in date to star 13. 

Reverse remnants from multiple rotated, off-center strikes are:

• Distorted legend letters from ES in STATES eligibly overlaying strike(s) of prior legend letters to an extension of AMERICA appearing to be spelled AMERIERICA,  
• A recut-like appearance of the upper right edge of the banner with a double S in PLURIBUS.  
• An elongated lump above the eagle's right wing that is a remnant of another right wing faintly connected to the body of the eagle,
• Lower tip of eagle's right wing extended and connected to the first arrowhead,
• A recut-like appearance along the top of the third arrowhead,
• Second raised rim curve from C in 50 C. to middle olive leaves, 
• Olive leaves remnants above 5 and O, plus a recut-like appearance of C in 50 C.   

1828

Obv. 18   Large 2 with shortened flat base

Rev. S    OFAMERICA reads as one word

LES - Right edge of E
RES - Centered on left stand of M

Obv. Widely spread numerals in date with a slightly enlarged 2 numeral that has a widened upper loop and a shortened flat base. Star 1 distant from bust.

Rev. Uneven spaced and aligned lettering in both legend and slogan (e.g. note TES in States) with OFAMERICA reading as one word. Enlarged 5 and C that are both tilted to the upper left in 50 C. Arrowheads progressively are smaller going from A1 (highest arrow) to A3 (lowest arrow).

Note – Very faint fragmented edge lettering.    

Only one piece known. Rare   

ccCBHcc vetted 05/2015

1828

Obv. 19   High blunt 2 in date

Rev. T    Closely spaced 50.

LES - Left edge of D
RES - Right of Center of M

Obv. High blunt 2 in date with entirely closed loop.  First 8 low, and both 8s in date are slanted to the upper right.  All stars widely spaced except for stars 12 and star 13.  Star 2 touches nearly touches the bust.  Outer points of stars 7 and 8 imbedded in dentils.  Liberty positioned too high.

Rev. Closely spaced 50 C. with a larger 5 tilted to the upper left, a smaller 0, and a larger C.  Lower first S in STATES.  STATES and OF slightly closer. Base of A higher than base of M in AMERICA.  Lower B and larger unevenly spaced U in PLURIBUS in scroll.  Shaft of center arrow not centered in arrowhead.  Stripes 3 and 4 in shield extend beyond the bottom border of the shield. Feathers visible on eagle’s neck, right wing and tail are crudely larger and fewer.  Shorter eagle’s beak. Enlarged uppermost olive leave.  Upper olive berries without notch and are instead represented by a single ball on a longer stem.

Only one piece known. Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 07/2016 

1829

Obv. 19       Die struck copy of O-117

Rev. T            

Note - Appears to be a die struck copy of O-117, probably
using copied dies. Crude lettered edge. Copper Planchet.
9.29 gms - 31.5 mm diameter.

Only one piece known.  Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 12/2011

1829

Obv. 20      Crude date with wide non knobbed 2

Rev. U         Enlarged 5

LES - right edge of the E
RES - inner left stand of the M

Obv. Crude date with a high 1 almost touching the bottom of the Liberty profile, S-like 8 numeral, wide non knobbed 2 that has a flat base tilted to the upper left, and a bold 9 with an arch window like center. Large stars with Star 7 touching upper edge of headband,  Star 8 distant (1 star width) from cap, Stars 8 to 11 close while Star 12 and 13 distant. Stars 8 and 13 also have added recut points.

Rev. Low 50 C. with an enlarged 5 and closely spaced 0 that tilts to the  upper right. All letter A’s in legend are crude. Die break in UNITED from the upper right corner of N to the lower left corner of I.  AT in STATES is very close to the scroll. AME in AMERICA touch with overlapping letters (e.g. A overlaps M and M overlaps E). Last A in AMERICA distant from arrowhead.  

Note - Specimen is a slightly off struck. Lettered edge. German silver planchet.

Only one known. Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 01/2014

1829

Obv. 21    Transfer die struck copy of O-114.

Rev. V      Tops of A2 and A3 filled.   

LES - Left edge of L.
RES - Right edge of A. 

Obv.   Transfer die struck copy of O-114.  
Rev.   Tops of A2 and A3 filled, although cannot be further identified
to the O-114.  Possible match to reverse used on the 1830 20/V as
both reverses have; tops of A's filled, I is below the left side of T,
and the eagles are virtually identical.

Normal edge letting.  Billion alloy.  Weight 11.39 grams.  2 known.    Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 11/2018

1830

Obv. 25    Cast copy of O-115

Rev. Z 

Note -  Plain non-lettered edge.

Only 1 piece seen.  Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 04/2011

1830

Obv. 26      1 in date is short, stubby and straight at the top

Rev. AA     Middle arrowhead overlaps onto the lowest arrowhead

LES -  Below lower right edge of E
RES - Below left side, left stand of M

Obv.   Bust appears to have been transferred from genuine coin or hub. Stars 8 & 9 are closer together than the other stars. 1 in the date is short, stubby and straight at the top. Star 7 points to junction of the curl & headband.

Rev.   Eagle also appears to be from genuine coin or hub.  The bottom of the middle arrowhead overlaps onto the lower arowhead.

Note - Unknown metal with silver wash. Plain edge.

Only one piece known.  Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 12/2011

1830

Obv. 27        Thin faced Liberty

Rev. BB        A and M widely spaced from other letters
in America

LES – Between E and D
RES – Outer side of M left stand

Obv. Thin faced Liberty showing high and protruding chin.
Blunt stars uniformly spaced with recutting of Star 5. Star 7
points to the base of the headband by forecurl.

Rev. Letter A is widely spaced from other letters in AMERICA.
Letter M is also widely spaced from other letters in AMERICA,
but less so than letter A's spacing. Bottom of the E in E
PLURIBUS UNUM missing. Left sides of T and I are in line.
Upright on 5 in 50 C. slanted to upper right similar to all
genuine 1807 to 1818 Capped Bust Halves.

Note - Brass with some edge letters and reeding.

Only 1 piece known. Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 06/2012

1831

Obv. 2      Tall date, 8 higher than 131

Rev. U      Right side of T in line with left side of I (same as 1828 Reverse D)

LES – Below center of D
RES – Below left serif, right stand of M

Obv. Mexican Head (Class 1) family. “Large, wirey stars and date, exaggerated hair curls and cap folds” (Davignon 2010).

Rev. “Top arrowhead 1-3/4 mm from A. Eagle is low. C in AMERICA [has] a closed loop.”

Note – Specimen uses two previously recorded dies from the Mexican Head (Class 1) family, the obverse from 1831 obverse 2 and the same reverse used on 1828 reverse D. The collar (edge) die is also consistent with other Mexican Head (Class 1) counterfeit varieties. As a result this marriage of dies may extend an emission sequence by the ‘Mexican Head  (Class 1)’ counterfeiter (see Zack, Scuderi and Schmidt 2015, with continuing updates). X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis on the metallurgical composition of this piece identifies a standard German silver composition. Lettered edge.

Only 1 piece reported. Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 03/2016

1831

Obv. 20     31 high and slants to the right

Rev. T      Excessively striped shield

LES – Below lower right edge of E.
RES – Below left serif, left stand of M.

Obv. Date's numeral placement is identical to that of the 1831 1/A
variety suggesting the use of a common four numeral date punch.
(A four numeral date punch is often called a logo punch rather than
four separate individual numeral punches suggesting an increased
sophisticated approach to counterfeiting.) Stars though are large
and wirey, unlike the 1/A variety.

Rev. Shield has an excessive number of strips. 10 Argent unraised
strips depicting white and 9 Gules raised strips depicting red are
crudely represented. 50 in 50 C. is flat, broad and evenly spaced.
Arrows are equally proportioned.

Note - Edge lettering has the word HALF closely spaced and all
three A's missing their crossbars (i.e. look like upside down V's).
Similarities of this edge lettering is also found on a 1831 1/A|
specimen suggesting along with the speculated common use of a
logo date punch that one counterfeiter / family of counterfeiters
minted both varieties.  (Note - Not all 1831 1/As have the same
edging as one has been found to consist of a series of random
diagonal lines and a few vertical lines.) 

Only one piece seen in brass. Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 05/2012

1832

Obv. 20    Uneven size of dentils 

Rev. U       Shortened banner

LES – Below inner left stand of D
RES – Between middle of A

Obv.   Uneven size of dentils (i.e. note especially from star 2 to star 6). 

Rev.  Shortened banner with Les and Res drawing banner inward from
both ends.  Neither Les nor Res match any Overton variety for 1832.  
Uneven dentils (i.e. note especially above TES in STATES). 

 Note - Only 1 piece seen. Struck.  Crude edge lettering with S in CENTS 
backwards, HALF following very close to CENTS and unusually crude
FIFTY. 11.6 grams, 32 mm diameter.  

 Rare

 ccCBHcc vetted 01/2012 - 04/2012

1832

Obv. 21      Star 7 close to front of cap

Rev. V        5 in 50 C. recut

LES - Below lower right edge of E
RES -Below left side, left stand of M

Obv.  Bust appears to have been transferred from
genuine coin or hub. Star 7 close to front of cap.

Rev.  Eagle also appears to be from genuine coin
or hub.  The 5 in 50 C. and the left claws are both
drastically recut.                                 

Note - 11.85 gms - 32.5 mm diameter. Lettered edge.

Only one piece known.  Rare

 ccCBHcc vetted 12/2011

1832

Obv. 22     Large 2 in date

Rev. W       50 C widely spaced

LES - Below right side of stand of E
RES - Between A and M

Obv. Large 2, with date’s width and placement like Obv 7. 
Noticeably though Star 13 is below curls unlike Obv 7.

Rev.  50 C widely spaced with top of 5 tilted up to right.  
UNITEDSTATESOF reads as one word.  Arrowheads slightly
overlap arrowshafts.    

Note - Plain edge.  10.9 g - 31.5mm diameter.  

Only one piece known. Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 02/2012

1832

Obv. 25 Star 7 points towards junction of hair curl
and headband.

Rev. Z   Tops of A2 and A3 filled (Same reverse as
1830 20/V).

LES   Between E and D.

RES   Between A and M, lower left edge of M.

Obv. Excellent details, similar to a Mint produced coin.
Star 7 points towards the junction of the hair curl and
headband.  Liberty’s mouth is slightly opened.  All stars
are drawn to the edge, and some points look clipped off. 
Star 9 is weak.

Rev. Same reverse as 1830 20/V.  The ‘I’ in the motto
is centered below the left side of the T in STATES. 
Letters A, M and C of  AMERICA are recut at their
bases, and the tops of A2 and A3 are filled.  The shield
has an extra horizontal line that crosses the top of the
vertical stripes.

Note – [New Family 5]. Shares edge with 1830 20/V
and 1832 2/B; (1832 2/B and 1832 3/B are different die 
states of the same variety.)

1 piece known. Rare.

ccCBHcc vetted 02/04/2017 

1832

Obv. 27  Flat-base 2.  Stars 7 and 8 are high on the cap.

Rev. BB  Eagle is well designed.

LES  Right half of E.

RES  Left foot of right base of A.

Obv. Flat-base 2, with a sinuous midsection, and a ball at the top. 
Potentially goofy looking, long, flat face that resembles 1838 3/C.  
Stars 7 and 8 are positioned higher on Liberty’s cap than on any
other known variety.

Rev. Eagle is well designed and looks like a mint product.  Olive
stem is aligned with the left side of C.  The right base of E in STATES 
is higher than the base of S.  Left base of M is above A.

Note – The specimen is probably struck.  There is a possibility though
that because of a lack of ring when tapped on the edge the coin could 
be cast.  If cast a hand-engraved mold would have been created to cast 
this specimen.   This previously identified hand-engraved mold technique
is known to exist for a few cast counterfeits in the British series of the
colonial era, and it has been found that the general technological level was
pretty much the same the world over, at least until official mints had steam
presses.  So what one counterfeiter could do in England another would 
certainly think of in the US!  When a higher grade specimen is found for 
this variety open speculation can be resolved and this discovery variety 
would be shown to have suffered some post-strike damage or confirmed as
having been cast.

10.60 g.   Non-lettered edge.  German silver.

Only 1 piece known. Rare.

ccCBHcc.com vetting 03/26/17

1832

Obv. 28   Straight line forehead Liberty profile

Rev. CC   Large arrowheads

LES - Between E and D

RES -Right of center of M

Obv.  Atypical Liberty profile with distinctive straight line
forehead, and a slightly curving nose profile that is accentuated
by an unusually small eye.  Large, bold headband lettering. 
Crude, non-symmetrically formed stars.  Stars unevenly
spaced.  Stars 1,2,3 close and stars 10 and 11 close (i.e. stars
12 and 13 too highly worn for distinctive identification).  Star 5
is recut crowding around above star 3 on two inner points.  Large,
tall, thin, wide and evenly spaced date. Flat bottom 2. Some
denticle crowding around above star 3.

Rev.  Large arrowheads with arrowhead 2 not being fully formed
as its base with the appearance of a notch.  (The appearance of the
tips of arrowheads 2 and 3 overshooting the edge resulting in 
truncation making Arrowhead 1 look larger due to an off-strike
(minting error). Wider spacing between the legend words UNITED
and STATES. "I" under right foot of "A".  Tall scroll with small
motto letters.
 

Note - Copper alloy.  Circular reverse punches resulting in
corresponding raised areas on the obverse.  Lettered edge but only
the full word CENTS is legible (i.e. some of the other letters are
visible).

Only 1 piece known.  Rare

ccCBHcc.com vetted 06/2017

1832

Obv. 29           Thin, evenly spaced stars.
Rev. DD          Well executed design with A3 mostly filled.
..
LES     Left edge of D.
RES     Left edge of M.
...
Obv.    Liberty’s portrait is accurate, and the mouth is slightly
opened.  Forecurl appears to be detached.  Date digits have
normal size and spacing, 8 is tilted right, and the 2 has a curled
base.  Stars are thin and evenly spaced, and star 4 points between
denticles.
...
Rev.     Rendering of the eagle is very accurate, as are the letters
in the legend and motto.  A3 is mostly filled.  Left edge of scroll
is lined up with the left edge of D in the word UNITED (the top
of the D is so scant that it almost appears to be missing).   0 in
50C is tilted right.
...
Note – 2 pieces known.  German silver.  Lettered edge with at
least two different edge dies known. Normal and ~45^o CCW die
rotation.  Rare.
...
ccCBHcc.com vetted 10/2018

1833

Obv. 38     Flattened lower knobs of 3s (shares an
obverse with 1833 38/LL)

Rev. RR    Legend unevenly spaced. Shield lines
uneven.

1833

Obv. 42  Shortened 1 in date and star 7 very far from forecurl

Rev. OO    Legend lettering varies in size

LES - Below right side of E
RES - Below left stand of M

Obv. Shortened 1 in date although all digits are aligned at their tops with date spaced as ‘1  833’.  Well centered Liberty.  Star 7 is level with the forecurl and very distant from it.  (Stars 8 to 13 are missing on the discovery specimen however it is felt that this significant design element is a minting error, the result of a poor press alignment and/or a tampered planchet.) 

Rev. Even spacing between words in legend although the some of the legend's lettering varies in size with an enlarged ED in UNITED, small Ss in STATES and an enlarged O in OF. Shield has seven raised vertical stripes (a.k.a. pales noting color gales).  I centered under T.  Uneven vertical alignment of slogan lettering (e.g. note UN in UNUM).

Note -  This discovery variety belongs to an indentified "Buck-Tooth Eagle" family as noted in Keith Davignon's writings that also include the 1830 6/F, 1832 6/F, 1832 7/G and 1833 11/K varieties.  The placement / spacing of the punches on the obverse die and reverse working dies distinguishes the varieties from each other within this family but are identical when comparing distinctive individual punches (e.g. Liberty profile, elongated eagle with raised feathers on right of neck, legend lettering, slogan lettering noting bottom serifs on Ts and small Ss, etc).  Edge is lettered.

One specimen known.  Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 10/2014

1833

Obv. 43   No hair tuft (forecurl)
on forehead.

Rev. PP  Small, crude letters in
legend and denomination.

LES     Upright of E.

RES     Slightly left of center of M.

Obv.  No hair tuft on forehead. Large headband with
LIBERTY hand-cut and poorly aligned. Stars are crude
and rotated relative to each other.  The date digits are
similar to the Smushed 8s family, and the 3s are similar
to those on the 1833 19/BB.

Rev.  Small letters in the  legend and denomination,
similar to the Mexican Head Class 2 family.  All letters
are crudely formed and unevenly spaced.  The olive
leaves, branch and claws are thin and badly formed. 
‘C’ in the denomination is far right of the stem tip, and
the last ‘A’ in AMERICA is far from the arrow point. 
8 ½ stripes in the shield.

Note –  The only known example appears to have been
shift double struck -- just a tiny displacement from the 
original strike. 

1 piece known. Rare.

ccCBHcc vetted 02/04/2017

1833

Obv. 44   Of Mint quality.

Rev. QQ  Large denomination.

LES  Left edge of D.

RES  Left upright of M.

Obv. High quality die work, possibly from a transfer die.  The
obverse features are a very close match to O-115, but there are
subtle differences.  The date numerals and positions are virtually
identical but the star positions are slightly different.

Rev. Large denomination. High quality die work, possibly from
a transfer die but the banner position and its letters do not exactly
match any known Overton variety.  The ‘5’ has a long, flat top
and is tipped to the left (unlike O-115).  Both A’s in AMERICA
are filled.  

Note – 9.84 g.  XRF analysis German silver. 

Only 1 piece known. Rare.

ccCBHcc.com vetting 03/26/17

1834

1835

Obv. 19   Liberty offset to right

Rev. S     Small higher F in OF and backward S in PLURIBUS 

LES – Center of E

RES – Left stand of M

Obv. Liberty offset to the right.  Date that slopes downward with unevenly sized and spaced numerals.  Small evenly spaced stars with Inner point of star 7 to bridge of nose and star 13 very low on curl.

Rev. Small higher F in OF.  Backwards S in PLURIBUS.  Thick Ss in STATES. Wide 50 C. comprised of crude larger 5 and smaller C.  Eagle has crude bulging eye.  Shield is crude comprised of 8 1/2 stripes with each stripe having only two lines instead of expected three.   Arrow shafts do not extend through eagle's claw.

Note - Unlettered plain edge. 12.7 grams.   

Only 1 piece known. Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 08/2016

1835

Obv. 20   Ski nose Liberty.  Small, wiry date.

Rev. T   Olive stem touches top serif of ‘C’.

LES   Right side of E.

RES   Right side of A.

Obv.  Liberty has a ski nose shape and a square chin. 
Her mouth is open and her cap is poorly shaped.  
There is a small tine protruding downward from the
front, lower edge of the headband.  Small, low, wiry
date with 18 close, 835 widely spaced. Long, thin
dentils. Star 1 is far from the Liberty, Star 7 is high
on the cap, and star 10 is recut at its upper (inside)
point.

Rev. Olive stem touches top serif of ‘C’. Large motto
with ‘I’ left of T. Both S’s in STATES lean backwards.
The eagle has a relatively large left wing and the top
of its head is “pointy” (somewhat similar to 1837 6/F).
Branches and leaves are thin and small respectively
(also similar to 1837 6/F), and the lower berry is a
double berry. 

Note – The legend is a mix of handcut letters and punches
-- the first A looks handcut while the second looks better 
formed and a punch, the remnants of only a partial set of
punches available?  The legends on the Liberty cap and
the eagle's scroll all appear handcut, as does the date, or at
least the last 2-3 digits as well!   

3 pieces known. Very Scarce.

ccCBHcc vetted 02/04/2017

1836-0

Obv. 17   Stars 5 and 6 widely spaced. Star 12 points to curl. 
Star 13 far from 6.

Rev. Q    HALF DOL.  All letters in legend are close together. 
A3 far from top arrowhead. 

Obv.  Undoubtedly from the same artist as 4/D and 16/P as Liberty’s
features are close matches.  All stars are blob-like and are close to the rim.
Stars 5 and 6 are widely spaced.  Star 12 points to curl. Star 13 is close to
lower hair curls and is far from the ‘6’. Mintmark is weak and centered
between 83.    High ‘1’ and flat top ‘3’ in date.

Rev.  UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA appears as one word, and last A is
far from the top arrowhead.  The middle of the M aligns with the top of the
right wing.  Small L’s in HALF DOL and small T’s in STATE.  Period
about equally spaced between L and arrowhead. 

Note – French Connection family.

Only 1 piece known. Rare.

ccCBHcc vetted 01/22/2017

1836

Obv. 18   Tall thin 1 and high 6 in date

Rev. R   Small squat 0 in 50 C

LES -  Right side of E

RES -  Below the left edge of the left serif of the M

Obv.  Date has a tall 1 that extends below a much smaller 8.

8 in date appears almost backwards or upside down! Large

knob 6 is high.  Liberty has pursed lips similar to 1836 12/L. 

Stars are crudely formed and S6 & S7 are smaller than the

others.

Rev. ‘50C’ has a large 5 with a short stubby flag, and a very

small 0 that is similar to 11/K and 14/N. Period after 50 C

looks more like a dash. Serifs on N point inward (as does the

lower right serif of the M).  Es are missing their upper left

serifs. ‘I’ in AMERICA looks like an upside down J, and the

‘R’ is broken at the top.

Only 1 piece known. Rare.

ccCBHcc vetted 01/22/2017

1836

Obv. 19   Large, very crude, pointy stars.

Rev. S     Tall 5 in 50 C.

LES   Upright of D.

RES   Left edge of M.

Obv. Large, imperfect, pointy stars of various sizes.  The stars on

the left are far from the rim.  Star 13 is very close to the curl.  The

date has large digits that are spaced 1 836 at the top, and the 6 is

very close to the lower curl.  The 1 is close to the drapery.

Rev. Tall “block” 5 and a much smaller rounded 0 in 50 C.

Well-formed and well-spaced lettering in the legend. Top of I in

UNITED is well below N.  The I in the motto points between T-E

of STATES.  The arrowheads are small and well separated.

Note - The one piece seen has a cracked reverse. The crack extends

from the rim above the first T in STATES, downward between TA

to the Motto. Another crack connects the lower rim at 7 o’clock to

the pair of leaves just above. 

1 piece known. Rare.

ccCBHcc vetted 02/04/2017

1837

Obv. 12    Central design shifted to upper left

Rev. L       High, small 5 in 50 with large CENTS lettering

Obv. Central design high and shifted to upper left.  Mexican head family design with a flat upper facial profile and elaborate hair, plus a distinctive triangular eye.  Y in LIBERT(Y) in headband has an extremely weak strike possibly making the letter invisible in any worn coin grade.  Larger stars.  Date's 1 is thick, 8's bottom loop dented on left, and 7 low and tilted left.

Rev.  High, small 5 in 50 with large CENTS lettering.  All legend lettering bold and blocky.  Eagle with small head and strongly defined and boldly struck feathers.  Large gap between A3 and top arrowhead.

Note - Only 1 piece known in brass.  Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 09/2013

1837

Obv. 13    Liberty has triangular eye.

Rev. M     A' in 'STATES' missing its crossbar.

Obv.  Liberty has triangular eye, forehead to nose is a straight line, 
coarse line details in hair and cap, large lettering on headband.  Small
stars that are distant from rim, with Star 1 through Star 6 being uneven.
Uneven size digits in the date (small '1', large '3' and '7').

Rev.  Legend lettering errors;  smaller 'D" in 'UNITED', 'A' in 'STATES'
missing its crossbar, 'O' in 'OF' is recut.  Crudely shaped and distorted
shield with stripe #2 lining up with bottom point of shield (unusual). 
Die crack from left wing to rim. 

Note -   Obvious hand-cut dies.  German silver planchet, reeded edge. 

ccCBHcc vetted 01/2019

1838

Obv. 22    Raised letters in Liberty’s headband

Rev. W     Narrow “A” in HALF and missing period following DOL

Obv. Raised letters instead of incuse letters in headband.  Liberty has a pronounced brow and lips. Small date with thin, incomplete numerals (e.g. open bottoms of 8's and 3's weak knob.) Alignment of Star 9 points are incorrect.

Rev. Narrow “A” in HALF and DOL has missing following period.  Multiple letters in legend are incomplete (e.g. missing upper serifs of UNI letters in United, missing upper right serif of M in America).

Note - Reeded edge.  Brass.  Underweight at calculated 10.63 grams (10.6 grams actual weight calculated to account for missing metal of 1.71 mm diameter hole).

Only 1 piece known.   Rare

ccCBHcc vetted 07/2013

1838

Obv. 23  Wide space between stars 1 and 2, and between stars 8 and 9

Rev. X    Crack through the O in OF (also used on 1813 1/C and 1814 1/A)

LES – Below right serif of E
RES – Below right serif of A

Obv. Clinton Head family. Wide space between stars 1 and 2, and between stars 8 and 9.

Rev. Crack through the O in OF. UNITED STATES as one word. I in PLURIBUS below left stand of A1.

Note – A new obverse is married with the same reverse as 1813 1/C and 1814 1/A, and is the latest known use of this reverse given the crack through the O in OF. The edge is lettered, but faint, which is likely due to wear. X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis on the metallurgical composition of this piece identifies it as primarily silver with some copper and traces of tin and zinc; given the later date the high silver composition of this piece, this goes against the general understanding that there was a sudden shift from billon-type alloys to German silver around the early/mid 1830s.

Only 1 piece reported. Rare

ccCBHcc.com vetted 06/2016

1838

Obv. 24   Large date

Rev. Y      Denomination is ‘50 C’ style and is placed
very far from the rim.  Extra arrowheads.

LES   Slightly right of center of E

RES   Center of M

Obv.  Large digits in date similar to 1838 4/D.  Liberty’s portrait and
cap resemble the Lettered Edge style as do the date digits.  All stars
are widely spaced and star 13 is very far from the lower curl.

Rev.  Eagle’s head is poorly shaped and tongue is short and pointy. 
The shield is very wide.  The denomination ‘50 C’ is placed very high.  
Arrowheads are different sizes and there is part of an extra arrowhead
and shaft above the upper one.  A small part of another arrowhead
also shows just below the upper one. These appear to be engraved
into the die rather than a result of multiple striking.

Note - 11.09 g. XRF analysis German silver.

One specimen known.  Rare. 

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1838-O

Obv. 25     O mint mark on obverse.

Rev. Z       UNITED STATES OF reads as one word. 

Obv.  O mint mark.  Liberty has long, straight pointed nose and pursed lips. 
Stars are small blobs.  Small-ish digits in the date and a flat top '3', bottom
loop of '3' touches center bar of '3' with what appears to be an added upward
angled bar.

Rev.  UNITED STATES OF reads as one word.  Denomination of  'HALF DOL.'
has 'Ls' that are small compared to the other letters.  Last 'A' in legend is very
far from the upper arrow point with arrow heads uneven in size.  Two berries
are large blobs. 

Note - French Connection family (e.g. includes additional 1836-O and 1839-O
Davignon varieties), billon planchet, reeded edge.

1 known. Rare

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UNVETTED NEW DISCOVERIES - It is important to realize that additional struck and cast contemporary counterfeit Capped Bust halves are known to exist beyond the current vetted varieties! These additional struck and cast contemporary counterfeits do not match any vetted / identified Davignon variety yet these specimens are either too worn / damaged / or for other reasons are not able to be vetted new discovery Davignon varieties.  Following are images and descriptions of these unvetted specimens that may be scrolled through.  

UNVETTED NEW DISCOVERY SUB-SECTION

1806 (unvetted)                                                    .

Poor casting with porosity that cannot be identified

to its genuine Overton counterpart.  (Sequence 

placement of this Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle

Reverse is made in that this Mint Type preceded

the Capped Bust Mint Type.) 

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18?? Incomplete date (unvetted)             .

Les – Right edge of E

Res - ???

Obv. Close spacing between Stars 1 - 2 plus too

close spacing between Stars 4 - 5.

Rev. UNITEDSTATES and perhaps more of the

legend as one word.

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18?? Incomplete date (unvetted)              .

Les – Left edge of D

Res – Between A and M

Obv. No distinctive attributes due to extreme coin wear.

Rev. Distinctive Ss in the legend.  Scroll’s very wide

width.               

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18?? Incomplete date (unvetted)              .

Rev. Appears to match the reverse of 1822 5/E, 1830 16/R,

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1808 (unvetted)                                                    .

Poor casting with porosity that cannot be identified

to its genuine Overton counterpart.

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1809 (unvetted)                                                     .

Poor casting with porosity that cannot be identified to its

genuine Overton counterpart.  Edge is smooth with areas

of porosity.  Possibly an Overton 111 casting.

Weight 10.4 g, diameter 33.02 mm, thickness 1.97 mm.

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1811 (unvetted)                                                  .  

Les – ???

Res – ???

Obv. Small stars.  Elongated date numbers with smaller

weak 8.  Liberty appears to be slightly higher.

Rev. No distinctive attributes due to extreme coin wear.

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1813 (unvetted)                                                    .

Poor casting with porosity that cannot be identified

to its genuine Overton counterpart although it has

been possibly identified as an Overton 111 casting.

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1821 (unvetted)                                                    .

Poor casting with porosity that cannot be identified

to its genuine Overton counterpart although it has

possibly been identified as an O-102 casting.  

Note -Thought to be white metal.

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1821 (unvetted)                                                    .

Poor casting with porosity that cannot be identified

to its genuine Overton counterpart although it has

possibly been identified as an O-105 casting.  

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1822?? (unvetted)

Obv.    Well executed Liberty and stars

Rev.    Small A in STATES

LES – Right side, stand of D

RES - Left side, stand of M

Obv.  Well executed Liberty and stars.  Star 7 points to

junction of upper curl and headband. Star 8 points to the

middle of the flat part behind the cap. Star 13 is further

back of the hair-curl when

compared against 1822 2/B.

Rev.  Small A in STATES (e.g. same reverse as 

1820 6/F).  I nearly centered between A-T.  D-S widely

spaced and bottom loop of D is broken.  Bottom-right pair 

of leaves points inward towards 50 C. Arrowhead shaft

between eagle’s talons are present.  No inward dip on the

top-left edge of the motto.  Subsequently, the motto punch

became chipped and then used on both the 1822 2/B and

1825 2/B.

Note - Only the tops of the 2s in the date show in the slightly

off-center struck discovery specimen.  Dentils will likely be

incomplete around the perimeter.

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1823 (unvetted)                                                    .

Poor casting with porosity that cannot be identified to its

genuine Overton counterpart.

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1827 (unvetted)                                                    .

Poor casting with porosity that cannot be identified to its

genuine Overton counterpart.  Potential marriage of different
obverse and reverse dies (note - faint doubling on the

reverse at the eagle's beak and upper right wing that is not present on the obverse).

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183? Incomplete Date (unvetted)                 .

10.42 grams.  XRF analysis shows alloy of

German silver.                                                                

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183? Incomplete Date (unvetted)                 .

9.85 grams.  XRF analysis shows alloy of

German silver.

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1830 (unvetted)

Obv.Very good quality.

Rev. Very good quality.

LES     Right edge of E.

RES     (too worn to tell).

Obv. Date and stars similar to a U.S. Mint coin.

Rev. Words, Motto, and Denomination similar to a U.S. Mint coin.

Note – Weakly struck. Could be a transfer die. Lettered edge.

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1832 (unvetted)                                                  .  

Les – ???

Res – Right edge of A

Obv. Small stars.  Elongated date numbers with weak 2.
Liberty is fine.
Rev. No distinctive attributes due to extreme coin wear.

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1838 (unvetted)                                                      .

Likely a transfer die.

10.43 grams.  XRF analysis shows alloy of brass
(mostly copper).

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