CAPPED BUST QUARTER DOLLARS (1815-1838)
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Capped Bust Half Dollars: Genuine or Counterfeit
by Frank M. Zapushek
There are two types of counterfeit coins. The first is made to deceive collectors. The other counterfeit coin is produced to be used in everyday commerce.
Capped Bust Half Dimes
Seated Liberty Half Dime
Seated Liberty Dime
Barber Dimes
Mercury Dime
Twenty Cent Piece
Capped Bust Large Size Quarter Dollar
Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar
Standing Liberty Quarter Dollar
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1809 Capped Bust Half Dollar
After just two years of production, 1794 and 1795, the Mint replaced the youthful Miss Liberty with a more mature and more sedate portrait, one that has come to be known as the Draped Bust Half Dollars.
Capped Bust dime production was not continuous, with only three dates struck while Reich was in Mint employ. Dimes were issued dated 1809, 1811, 1814, 1820 through 1825, and 1827. Large quantities were struck in 1820, 1821, and 1827.
Value of Capped Bust dimes
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1832 P 50 Cent Capped Bust Half Dollar
NGC Shipwreck Effect... $829.00
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Capped Bust: a design type used on American coins from 1807-1839.
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Capped Bust - A term describing any of the various representations of the head of Miss Liberty depicted on certain early U.S. coins by a bust with a floppy cap. The design is attributed to John Reich.
Capped Bust
A term describing any of the various representations of the head of Miss Liberty depicted on certain early 1807-1839 U.S. coins by a bust with a floppy cap. The design is attributed to John Reich.
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Capped Bust Dime
The Capped Bust Dime was designed by Mint Assistant Engraver John Reich.
1796 Capped Bust Right, No Stars
It is believed-based upon estimates published by Walter Breen-that only 963 examples were struck of the first quarter eagle.
Capped Bust to Right half eagles with Heraldic Eagle reverse were minted with dates from 1795 through 1807, although it is believed that those struck with dates prior to 1798 were produced in 1798 by using obverse dies on hand from earlier years.
Capped Bust Half Dollar 1807-1839
Capped Bust (Lettered Edge) 1807-1836
Capped Bust (Reeded Edge) 1836-1839
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 1839-1891 ...
Capped Bust Type
1829, CAPPED BUST TYPE, ANACS graded MS-61, This is a delightful coin with above average surface and much luster. $370.00 ...
Capped Bust Half Dime - Business Strike
Liberty Seated Half Dime - No Stars - B.S.
Liberty Seated Half Dime - No Drapery - B.S.
Capped Bust/Reeded Edge half dollars are readily available in mint state grades, but relatively few have survived in levels of MS-65 and above.
The Capped Bust, Heraldic Eagle type of 1795-1807 was replaced in 1807 due to the addition of John Reich as Assistant Engraver at the Mint.
Early half dollars
Capped Bust half dollar
Seated Liberty half dollar
Barber half dollar
Walking Liberty half dollar
Franklin half dollar
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(Mainly struck in 80% fineness.) Cap Bust Alternate form of Capped Bust Capped Bust A term describing any of the various incarnations of the head of Miss Liberty represented on early U.S. coins by a bust with a floppy cap.
Draped Bust, Small Eagle 1796 Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle 1804-1807 Capped Bust (Large) 1815-1828 Capped Bust (Small) 1831-1838 Seated Liberty (various subtypes) 1838-1891 Barber 1892-1916 Standing Liberty (Type 1) 1916-1917 Standing Liberty (Type 2) ...
Example of edge lettering is the old Capped Bust Half dollar coins. Sometimes called edge device. See new Presidential US dollar coin series for a modern example. Unusual Letters on the Edge - Presidential Dollars. See coins with lettered edges.
The six types of US quarters you can collect include the following: Draped Bust (1796-1807), Capped Bust (1815-1838), Seated Liberty (1838-1891), Barber (1892-1916), Standing Liberty (1916-1930), and Washington Head (1932-present).
The true prize of the Capped Bust series is the 1822. Depending on condition a serious collector would gladly pay $1500 to $10,000 and more to add one of these elusive old dimes to their collection.
It's hard to believe that the first original games of poker took place in 1829, around the time the Capped Bust half dime was available. Just like with money poker has changed too and the way we play the game.
Slang for the Small Size Capped Bust quarter and half eagles. (Mainly heard as 'fat head fives.)
FB
Short for Full Bands.
These early quarters are valuable in any condition. The 1796 one year type is worth $5,000 even in very worn condition. The Draped Bust and Capped Bust types are worth $60 to $150 in average circulated grades.
Lady Liberty started out with flowing hair, and then became a draped bust, then a capped bust. The eagle also underwent several makeovers. It began as a small eagle that many thought looked too much like a pigeon.
The same goes if you are interested in Liberty Seated silver coins, or Capped Bust half dollars, or tokens, or colonial coins, or commemoratives, or "love tokens," or any one of many other specialties.
bust The head and shoulders of the emblematic Liberty seen on many United States issues. See also Capped Bust, Draped Bust.
Gobrecht's first reverse was a flying eagle, but initial resistance to such a break from tradition forced him to redeploy the familiar heraldic eagle from the Capped Bust series.
 See also: Bust, Coin, Dollar, Eagle, Silver
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