1824 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-108. Rarity 2. Choice EF Details. Cleaned. Now with handsome iridescent toning. This variety is identified by star 7 nearly touching milling and a center dot between crossbars 4 and 5. Liberty's profile is tripled, a feature on some of the halves dated 1823 and 1824. From the CJR Collection.
1826 Capped Bust Half Dollar. O-111a. Rarity 2. Very Fine Details. Cleaned, areas of peripheral toning. A later die state with the addional die crack on the upper obverse. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Curl Base 2. O-146. Rarity 2. VF Details. Cleaned and retoning. A3 is solidly joined to arrowhead. Of the 49 varieties for this date, there are only two with the Curl Base 2. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Square Base 2, Large 8s. O-108. Rarity 3. EF Details. Cleaned, now retoning. The first 8 is recut. Triangular die defect between breasts. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Square Base 2, Small 8s, Large Letters. O-120. Rarity 1. Choice Fine Details. Cleaned, a couple of tiny rim marks. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Small Date, Small Letters. O-117. Rarity 2. VF Details. Cleaned, iridescent peripheral toning. Lines from stripes 3, 4, and 5 extend below shield. Most crossbars extend left and right of shield. There is a small center dot on the underside of crossbar 3. Center line of A1 is recut. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
1837 Reeded Edge Half Dollar. GR-14. Rarity 1. Choice AU. Attractive toning over pleasing surfaces. The more common date of the two-year "50 Cents" reverse type, popular with type set collectors. From the CJR Collection.
1837 Reeded Edge Half Dollar. GR-14. Rarity 1. VG Details. Cleaned, now retoning, a few rim marks. An affordable example of this two-year "50 Cents" reverse type. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.
1838 Reeded Edge Half Dollar. GR-11. Rarity 1. Choice AU. Light iridescent toning. Top loop of the second 8 is recut at lower left. Die crack on reverse between A and L of HALF to talon. A pleasing example of the "HALF DOL." type. From the CJR Collection.
1844-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Repunched mintmark. WB-1. Rarity 6. Choice EF Details. Cleaned, now retoned. An early die state, the large mintmark 'O' is clearly double punched with the earlier punch visible inside the prominent 'O'. From the CJR Collection.
1853-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows and Rays. WB-3. Rarity 3. AU Details. Light iridescent tone, shallow graffiti "Brayton" on obverse under tone. Early die state. A one year type difficult to find in higher grades. From the CJR Collection.
1854-O Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. WB-51. Rarity 3. EF . Toned, faint hairlines. The diagnostic die cracks on both sides are clearly visible. From the CJR Collection.
1868-S Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Errant 68 in dentils. WB-4. Rarity 3. VF Details. Cleaned and polished, attempted piercing, a couple of scratches, some edge bumps. From the Don T. Hayes Collection.