Struck 6% Off-center at 2:00. Highly attractive light gray surfaces with wisps of iridescent toning. Traces of lustre remain visible around the devices. Somewhat weakly defined, especially at the drapery clasp on the obverse, and the eagle's head and left wing on the reverse. The surfaces are quite pleasing with only a few trivial abrasions and hairlines. In their 1997 FUN sale, Heritage graded this coin AU-50.

The coinage of 1809 consisted of eight obverse and 12 reverse dies for a total of 15 die marriages. The mintage was recorded as 1,405,810 coins. This 1809 dated coinage provides a particular challenge to collectors with five varieties considered rare and two others very scarce. There are also several interesting die states, and important experimental edge varieties. The Logan Collection provides 17 half dollars representing all 15 varieties.

A small die chip is attached to the upper ray of star 8. This reverse die has the letter U broadly recut below. The other two die marriages of this reverse (O-102 and O-110) are in later states with a row of raised segments between the eagle's head and scroll, although a few examples of O-110 have been found without this feature.

FIFTY CENTS OHALF A DOLLAR.

Leaman/Gunnet Emission Sequence for 1809 Capped Bust half dollars: O-112, 113, 114, 115, 111, 109, 107, 108, 101, 110, 102, 104, 105, 103, 106.

From Heritage's sale of January 1997, Lot 7251.