1814/3 O-101A (Unattributed) CAC VF-Details Silver Capped Bust Half Dollar

CAC Graded and authenticated 1814 Capped Bust silver Half Dollar VF-Details (Reverse Damage-Scratch)

With unattributed Overton 101-a overdate 1814/3 error.

The 1814/3 Overdate Half Dollar is a very popular issue and has been a significant part of the Bust Half Dollar series for decades. The overdate is very clear, consisting of the top bar of the 3 beneath the

4. This was done to save money by repurposing an old die instead of casting it aside and creating a whole new one in the following year.

The 1814/3 Half Dollar comes in one variety with two distinct die states (0-101 and O-101a). There is no such thing as a perfect die 1814/3 Half Dollar, as they all show some degree of die-cracking and clashing. On the O-101a, the cracking becomes more evident and affects the bottom of the date.

On the reverse, the die begins to take on a dished appearance and the denticles begin to merge with the tops of the letters of the legends.

Most recent auction results were Stacks and Bowers auctions for a F-12 that sold for $343 and a VF-35 that sold for over $1000.

Designer-John Reich

Edge-Lettered: FIFTY CENTS OR HALF

A DOLLAR

Diameter-32.5 mm

Weight-13.5 grams

Metal-89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper

Mint-Philadelphia

Mintage-1,039,075