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Lot 331 - 1835 Capped Bust Half Dime. LGDT LG5 NGC MS67

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Lot 331 - 1835 Capped Bust Half Dime. LGDT LG5 NGC MS67
1835 Capped Bust Half Dime. Large date, large 5¢. A hard to believe array of rich natural hues enhance the surfaces of this handsome gem early bust half dime. A small region of striking weakness is seen at the hair and on the eagle's wing feathers on the reverse, but the present prize, in such superb quality, is still extraordinarily beautiful.

Coinage of this denomination resumed July 4, 1829 after more than twenty years, from new dies by William Kneass (Robert Scot's successor as Engraver), loosely based on John Reich's half-dollar design of 1807. Like the dimes of 1828, these capped bust half dimes have a plain raised rim encircling a border of round beads. Because they were struck in a grooved "close collar," which imparted the reeded edge, their diameters were thereafter uniform. (#4282)<p><i>The Franklin Dean Collection</i>