Capped Bust Lettered Edge Half Dollars 1807-1836
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Capped Bust/lettered edge half dollars are plentiful in high circulated grades. They're also readily available in mint state grades up to MS-64. Above that level, however, their numbers drop sharply.
Capped Bust Lettered Edge Half Dollars
Seated Liberty Half Dollar
Barber Half Dollar
Walking Liberty Half Dollar
Franklin Half Dollars
Flowing Hair Silver Dollars
Draped Bust/Heraldic Eagle Silver Dollars
Trade Dollar
Peace Silver Dollar ...
lettered edge A coin edge that displays an inscription or other design elements, rather than being reeded or plain. The lettering can be either incuse (recessed below the surface) or raised.
Lettered Edge - The narrow edge of a coin bearing an inscription, found on some foreign and older United States coins.
Lettering - The alphabet characters used in creating legends, mottos, and other inscriptions on a coin.
Lettered edge - Intaglio lettering milled onto the edge of a coin before striking, or raised lettering on the edge of a coin produced by the use of a segmented collar die at the time of striking.
lettered edge: An incused or raised inscription on the edge of a coin.
Libertad: A silver bullion coin of Mexico, containing one ounce of .999 fine silver.
lignadenarist: A collector of wooden nickels and similar items.
Lettered edge - the edge of a coin on which either raised or sunken letters appear
Luster - the reflected light from a coin as determined by its surface texture and quality ...
Lettered Edge
The outside edge of a coin containing an inscription.
Also see Coin Terms - Anatomy of a Coin
lg.
This is an abbreviation for the word "large". In coin collecting terms if usually refers to a date or mint mark.
Lettered Edge
The outside edge of a coin containing an inscription.
lg.
This is an abbreviation for the word "large". In coin collecting terms if usually refers to a date or mint mark.
lettered edge
The inscription found on the edge of a coin.
loonie
Popular name for the Canadian loon dollar coin first issued in 1987.
Lettered Edge - Used on early US coinage and indicates that the edge of a coin was lettered. Usually with the amount indicated. Example: Fifty Cents or Half a Dollar.
lettered edge
A design characteristic of coins whereby a piece when viewed by the edge will reveal a statement of the coin's denomination or a patriotic legend. On U.S.
Lettered edge - Letters that appeared around the narrow, up-and-down edge of earlier coins. The purpose was to prevent clipping.
Loonie - Popular name for the Canadian loon dollar coin first issued in 1987. ...
Lettered Edge
Lettering around the edge (cylindrical surface) of a coin. Opposed to PLAIN EDGE or REEDED EDGE.
Lib(s)
Short for "Liberty" (i.e. $10 & $20 Gold Liberties, or 19th century Seated Liberty coinage).
L.E. - lettered edge
Lint mark - A small depression, usually curved, A small thread left on the surface of a die that was recently wiped after polishing gets pressed into the coin's surface upon striking.
The 1885 Lettered Edge Morgan dollar has always been in demand, not only as a rarity, but as a curiosity and showpiece. The Bass Collection example is certainly among the finest of, perhaps, a dozen or so in existence.
Class one: Lettered Edge.
Class two: New reverse, plain edge.
Class three: New reverse, lettered edge.
Face: Anne Willing Bingham.
Diameter: 39 to 40 millimeters.
Composition: Silver (.8924) and Copper (.1076).
Weight: 26.96 grams.
The finest "Lettered Edge" Brown example graded by PCGS is a single MS-63BN.
Sources and/or recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The Professional Coin Grading Service ...
Capped Bust (Lettered Edge) 1807-1836
Capped Bust (Reeded Edge) 1836-1839
Seated Liberty Half Dollar 1839-1891 ...
BUST HALF DOLLAR, LETTERED EDGE, 1836, EXTREMELY FINE-45, O-106a, listed by Overton as R-4 (Very Scarce), Breen 4730 var. This specimen has edge error lettering, similar to listed E19 type, making this coin even scarcer.
See "lettered edge" and "incused edge". The 2007 presidential dollar coins have a lettered edge. relief - the part of the design that is raised from the surface of the coin field (background). Example: Washington's face on a Washington quarter.
1907 Ultra High Relief, $20 Lettered Edge PR69 PCGSThe Ultra High Relief was the first coin to break the $200,000 price barrier and that was in the Ullmer Sale in 1974.
The reasoning behind Breen's statement is: this lettered edge is commonly found on British tokens of the 1790's (called Conder tokens after James Conder who first described the series).
See "lettered edge" and "incused edge". relief - the part of the design that is raised from the surface of the coin. Example: Washington's face on a Washington quarter.
Plain edge and lettered edge varieties are known for 1797. Lettered edge examples are very rare and seldom seen above Fine condition.
Genuine pieces feature a lettered edge with information as to places of redemption and the chemical symbols for several different metals.
Mint has produced a lettered edge circulating coin. The date, mint mark, the legend "E Pluribus Unum" and the motto "In God We Trust" appears on the edge.
* Liberty Cap Right-Facing Half Cents 1794-1797 Regular Strikes--1797 Lettered Edge, may be worth $11,000 Very Fine
* For the collector on a budget: Liberty Cap Right-Facing Half Cents 1794-1797 Regular Strikes--1797 Plain Edge, $425 Good ...
6g and had a lettered edge. She asked my opinion about its authenticity.
* Notes:
1795 Half Cents were struck in 4 Varieties:
-Lettered Edge, with Pole
-Lettered Edge, with Punctuated Date
-Plain Edge, Punctuated Date
-Plain Edge, No Pole ...
For protection against "shaving," the Mint should design its new coins with lettered edges. Lettered edges would make the coins much less susceptible to scratching.
Plain Edge
No lettering around the edge of a coin. See also: REEDED EDGE and LETTERED EDGE.
Planchet
The blank metal disc with upset rims struck by DIES to create a coin.
There are numerous varieties with plain or lettered edge, but all are rare and expensive, circa £15,000 to £20,000. It was almost 50 years later that the first £5 gold coins were issued for circulation.
mint, the blank planchets themselves were put through a special lettering machine before the planchets were struck, and on the edge of the planchet was inscribed lettering such as FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR. Such pieces are known as "lettered edge" ...
This lettering was first used by Blondeau on pattern coins of 1651. It was not until 1658 that this process was regularly used on crowns and, after 1668, on five guineas. A lettered edge stopped the clipping of coins.
to prevent the practice of clipping silver or gold from round the edge. These lines can be either perpendicular, angled or chevroned, or even in the form of a recessed line around the edge. Higher denominations sometimes have lettered edges.
 See also: Coin, Numismatic, Dollar, Copper, Silver
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