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Capped Bust Half Dollar, Lettered Edge (1807-1836) | CoinWeek

By CoinWeek Notes .....Updated Feb 2026 Collectors recognize two half dollar series as “Bust Halves”: the earlier Draped Bust type, which ended in 1807, and...
1839-O Capped Bust Half Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers.

Capped Bust Half Dollar, Reeded Edge (1836-1839) | CoinWeek

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... In August 1836, United States Mint Chief Engraver Christian Gobrecht completed work on the new...
Jack Young's Fun with Fakes - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dollars

1833 NOT PCGS Half Dollar Counterfeit – Jack Young’s Fun With Fakes

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   The subject of this installment of the exclusive CoinWeek series starts...
Jack Young Fun with Fakes: 1807 Capped Bust Half Dollar

An 1807 Half Dollar and Friends – Jack Young’s Fun With Fakes

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......   This latest installment of my CoinWeek exclusive series will initially focus...
1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar. The Neil-Stack-Queller-Pogue Specimen. Image: PCGS.

1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ....   The 1838-O Capped Bust Half Dollar is one of the greatest rarities in all of American coinage. Its origins are...
Jack Young's Fun with Fakes: 1824 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Image: CoinWeek/ Adobe Stock/ Young.

Fun With Fake Coins – 1824 Capped Bust Half Dollar

By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ...... My latest installment of this CoinWeek exclusive series concerning the more...
Jeff Garrett: Tips on How to Collect Capped Bust Half Dollars

Tips on How to Collect Capped Bust Half Dollars: Jeff Garrett

The early silver series can be rewarding, regardless of whether you collect by variety   By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ......   When I wrote...
1828 Half Dollar. Image: Stack's Bowers.

Heritage Auctions to Offer Stephenville Collection Bust Half Dollars

Heritage Auctions will be offering The Stephenville Collection, a collection that covers several U.S. coin series, over the coming months. Previous auctions have featured...

Counterfeit Coin Detection – Altered Date 1815 Half Dollar

The altered date on this half dollar imitates a true numismatic rarity   Altered Date Counterfeits by Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......   In the early part of...
United States 1840-(O) Medium Letters Half Dollar

United States 1840-(O) Medium Letters Half Dollar

When it was opened in 1838, the New Orleans Mint adopted the "O" mintmark in order to differentiate its products from that of the...
Legend Rare Coin Auctions to Sell Perfection Collection of Capped Bust Half Dollars

Legend Rare Coin Auctions to Sell Perfection Collection of Capped Bust Half Dollars

Current # 2 PCGS Registry Set is a magnificent date run of GEM PCGS/CAC coins with an average grade of 65.478   Legend Rare Coin Auctions...

Proof 1825 Capped Bust Half Dollar

Extremely Rare Proof 1825 Half Dollar The Finest Specimen Certified by Either Service 1825 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Overton-113. Rarity-8 as a Proof. Proof-66 (NGC). The Encyclopedia...
The Once Unknown, Now Famous 1817/4 Half Dollar

The Once Unknown, Now Famous 1817/4 Half Dollar

By Q. David Bowers - Co-Founder, Stack's Bowers ......   Classic rarities among American silver coins have commanded attention for a long time. The 1804 silver...
SS Republic's Incredible Numismatic Treasures

SS Republic’s Incredible Numismatic Treasures

By Bullion Shark LLC ...... Coin collectors have long been fascinated by famous shipwrecks of vessels that were carrying lots of valuable coins, such as...
Lovely Bust Half Dollar From Abigail Collection Offered in Stack's Bowers Spring 2022 Auction

Lovely Bust Half Dollar From Abigail Collection Offered in Stack’s Bowers Spring 2022 Auction

By Christopher Maisano - Numismatist, Stack's Bower Galleries ...... The Capped Bust half dollar is one of the most popular series in all American numismatics....

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