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1829 50C AU50--Improperly Cleaned--NCS. AU Details. O 1829[50C] Small Letters--Improperly Cleaned--N

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1829 50C AU50--Improperly Cleaned--NCS. AU Details. O 1829[50C] Small Letters--Improperly Cleaned--N
<B>1829<50C> Small Letters--Improperly Cleaned--NCS. AU Details. </B></I> O-108a, R.3. With this coin, the evolution from the O-108 to the O-108a die state is complete. The coin's obverse still shows considerable evidence of the parallel die lines found on specimens from the early die states, although not as much as the NGC-graded example in the present auction sale. But the Overton diagnostic for O-108a is limited to the reverse. There, the third A in the legend is completely filled in, and its right leg has broadened at the base as all metal has chipped away from that part of the die. The present example is lustrous and lightly golden-toned, and it lacks the artificially glossy surfaces often found on cleaned Bust halves. The strike is bold from moderately eroded dies, with slight weakness on the eagle's left (facing) wing. Examination with a glass shows only light contact marks and hairlines. The reverse die is slightly rotated counterclockwise.<BR><I>Ex: Stack's (1/28/1988).</B></I> Envelope Included.