1812 50C Overton 105a (Regular Strike)
Series: Capped Bust Half Dollars 1807-1839
PCGS MS66+
PCGS MS65+
PCGS MS63
- PCGS #:
- 39450
- Designer:
- John Reich
- Edge:
- Lettered: FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR
- Diameter:
- 32.50 millimeters
- Weight:
- 13.50 grams
- Mintage:
- 1,628,059
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $45,600 • MS66+ • 08-22-2021 • Heritage Auctions
Die Varieties
- 1812 50C Overton 103
- 1812 50C Overton 104
- 1812 50C Overton 104a
- 1812 50C Overton 105
- 1812 50C Overton 105a
- 1812 50C Overton 106
- 1812 50C Overton 107
- 1812 50C Overton 108
- 1812 50C Overton 108a
- 1812 50C Overton 109
- 1812 50C Overton 109a
- 1812 50C Overton 110
- 1812 50C Overton 110a
- 1812 50C Overton 110b Single Leaf
Condition Census What Is This?
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#1 MS66+ PCGS grade
Douglas L. Noblet Collection - Bowers & Merena 1/1999:22, $9,775 - Goldbergs 9/1999:1286, $14,375 - Goldbergs 2/2000:921, $11,787 - Goldbergs 6/2002:2254, $10,925 - Heritage 1/2006:3183, $16,100 - Dr. Charles Link Collection |
| #2 MS65 PCGS grade |
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#4 MS65 estimated grade
William H. Woodin Collection - John H. Clapp Collection, sold intact in 1942 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:1721, $6,875 - Bowers & Merena 11/2001:4049, $??? - Bowers & Merena 10/2005:5554, $9,200 |
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#5 MS65 estimated grade
Heritage 4/2008:1032, $9,775 - Heritage 3/2009:1942, $10,925 - Heritage 7/2009:1571, $10,350 |
| #5 MS65 estimated grade |
| #6 MS65 estimated grade |
Overton 105 and Overton 105a of 1812 are fairly common varieties that can be found in high grades. The "a" designation represents a later die state with clashmarks beneath and right of enter of the reverse scroll and several obverse die cracks, including one that connects the tip of the bust with the first two stars.
We know of at least seven different Mint State examples of O-105 and O-105a combined, though several of them have appeared at auction more than once in recent years, giving the false impression that they are much more common as Uncs. The best example is the former Doug Noblet O-105a which was once in an ICG MS67 holder but which is now a PCGS MS66.