This date saw a mintage of 1,241,903 half dollars from six obverse and eight reverse dies, combined to produce 10 distinct varieties. None of these are rare although two are considered quite scarce. The Overton text lists seven obverse dies, however, those dies designated as obverse 3 and obverse 7 in that text are actually the same. These 10 die marriages are represented by 11 half dollars. Also included in this offering is the highly unusual 1813 Brass Restrike, which was probably actually produced sometime in the 1860's, during a time of much similar activity outside the Mint.

Both obverse and reverse have weak clash marks. This is a later die state with most of the letters UNI effaced from their incorrect position.

"Clash Marks" were the topic of an article by Edgar Souders in Volume 2, Issue 1 of the Journal. Souders prepared several articles for publication in the IJohn Reich Journal.I His later reference, IBust Half FeverI is one of the most interesting and informative books on early Mint methodology this cataloguer has read.

Leaman/Gunnet Emission Sequence for 1813 Capped Bust half dollars: O-103, 101, 102, 104, 108, 106, 105, 110, 109, 107.