1805 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-109a, T-14. Rarity-4-. EF-45 (NGC).

1805 Draped Bust Half Dollar. O-109a, T-14. Rarity-4-. EF-45 (NGC).，Areas of apricot patina accent the steel blue surfaces throughout this lovely Choice example. The strike is weak at the lower obverse and upper reverse, though remains nicely executed elsewhere with Libertys profile impressively sharp. Raised ridges at the lower obverse rim are byproducts of the edge lettering and should not be confused for damage. A large crack now descends from the rim through N of UNITED, crossing the arrows and into the lower shield stripes. There is also a tiny crack that connects the tops of ITE, and this becomes a large retained cud in later die states. This piece ranks midway in the Condition Census for the variety, with the finest examples grading Choice AU. It is finer than the Jules Reiver specimen, which was graded VF-25 (NGC) in the January 2006 sale of that incredible collection.，From the Sutton Court Collection of Early Half Dollar Varieties. Earlier ex from Mid-American Rare Coin Auctions Peach State Sale of September 1988, lot 295.，