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1815 Capped Bust Half Dollar. 5 over 2 RAW Fine O-101

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:225.00 USD Estimated At:900.00 - 1,000.00 USD
1815 Capped Bust Half Dollar. 5 over 2 RAW Fine O-101
Scratches but still an attractive example of this low mintage rarity. The mint struck 47,150 pieces in 1815. With the war reaching its final blazing conclusion (the Capitol in Washington, D.C. had been burned to the ground in 1814 by the British army), and with the President, his wife, and court having fled the capital, depositors would rather hold on to their bullion than trust it to a shaky mint. Even though Philadelphia was many miles away from the action, no one knew whether the British armies might not show up at the mint's front door asking for permission to enter.
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