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1817 Bust 50C PCGS MS66

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1817 Bust 50C PCGS MS66
<b>1817 Capped Bust Half Dollar. PCGS graded MS66.</b> Light orange to golden brown toning appears over heavily frosted surfaces. Amazing luster accompanies this gorgeous color, with a strong cartwheel effect on both sides attributable to the strong luster flows from the center of the coin outwards. Put a magnifying glass to the coin and what you will find is an impressive example of the date, seldom seen in such a splendid state of preservation. Crisp strike, with little loss of details, and with full curls on Liberty&#39;s head. Easily one of the finest 1817 half dollars known.

The fourth &#34;style&#34; of Reich&#39;s capped bust left Half Dollar, that of 1817 to 1825, incorporated several major improvements. First, the curls are far more finely engraved below the cap than on any other date range in the series. Second, major changes in the relief of the drapery occur, especially the top fold in front of the clasp. Finally, the cheek and jaw are in higher relief and the chin more tilted upwards, plus there was some relief modification to the cap.

The nature of the progressive changes in the style of Reich&#39;s bust design -- from fine hair to coarse, and then starting over with fine again -- shows clearly that in this period the Mint was using master dies rather than hubs, as these modifications would have required the addition of more metal to a hub, but merely deepening of the engraving on a master die. The &#34;Master Die&#34; concept was, according to Stacks and other researchers, standard practice at the Mint until many years after the end of the Bust Half Dollar series.

EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL 1817 BUST HALF DOLLAR, MS66, PCGS <b>&#40;PCGS # 6109&#41;</b> <i>
The Good River Collection.</i>

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