United States 1821 half dollar

Stephen Album sale 50, lot 3445

This specimen was lot 3445 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "UNITED STATES: AR half dollar, 1821, Capped Bust type, a few small bumps and a scratch near the chin, original toning, VF." This issue is among the more plentiful of the early date bust half dollars but is less common than the later date issues (1823-36). This specimen has not been attributed by Overton number; specialists are invited to submit their opinions.

Recorded mintage: 1,305,797.

Specification: 13.48 g, .892 fine silver, .386 troy oz ASW, 32.5 mm diameter, lettered edge, designed by John Reich.

Catalog reference: KM 37.

Source:

• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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