1795 50C Overton 123 (Regular Strike)
Series: Flowing Hair Half Dollars 1794-1795
PCGS VG8
- PCGS #:
- 39239
- Designer:
- Robert Scot
- Edge:
- Lettered: FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR
- Diameter:
- 32.50 millimeters
- Weight:
- 13.48 grams
- Mintage:
- 299,680
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $18,400 • VF35 • 01-01-2006 • Heritage Auctions
Die Varieties
- 1795 50C Overton 101
- 1795 50C Overton 102
- 1795 50C Overton 102a
- 1795 50C Overton 102b
- 1795 50C Overton 103
- 1795 50C Overton 103a
- 1795 50C Overton 104
- 1795 50C Overton 105
- 1795 50C Overton 105a
- 1795 50C Overton 106
- 1795 50C Overton 107
- 1795 50C Overton 107a
- 1795 50C Overton 108
- 1795 50C Overton 108a
- 1795 50C Overton 109
- 1795 50C Overton 110
- 1795 50C Overton 110a
- 1795 50C Overton 114
- 1795 50C Overton 115
- 1795 50C Overton 116
- 1795 50C Overton 117
- 1795 50C Overton 117a
- 1795 50C Overton 118
- 1795 50C Overton 119
- 1795 50C Overton 120
- 1795 50C Overton 122
- 1795 50C Overton 123
- 1795 50C Overton 123a
- 1795 50C Overton 124
- 1795 50C Overton 125
- 1795 50C Overton 130
- 1795 50C Overton 130, Silver Plug
- 1795 50C Overton 131
- 1795 50C Overton 132
- 1795 50C Overton 133
- 1795 50C O-121 Y over Star
- 1795 50C O-121a Y over Star
- 1795 50C O-129 Second S over D
- 1795 50C Overton 129a Second S over D
Condition Census What Is This?
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#1 MS64 estimated grade
Stack's 1/1992:571 - Stack's 11/1994:873 - American Numismatic Rarities 7/2005:1146, not sold |
| #2 EF40 estimated grade |
| #3 VF35 estimated grade |
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#4 VF30 PCGS grade
J.J. Teaparty, sold privately in 3/1985 - Jules Reiver Collection - Heritage 1/2006:22503, $18,400 - Stack’s 1/2009:397, $20,700 |
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#5 VF30 estimated grade (XF details, bent)
Alpine Coins, sold privately in 8/1977 - Bayside New York Collection - Heritage 7/2008:389, $6,325 |
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#6 VF25 estimated grade
Michael Summers, sold privately in 1/2004 - Westmoreland County Collection - Heritage 1/2008:2844, $25,300 |
The O-123 1795 Half Dollar is the second or third rarest die variety of the year (a lot depends on whether the O-118 actually exists). Estimates of the surviving population range from nine to twelve examples. In his Spring 2015 listing, Steve Herrman shows 11 appearance of O-123 and O-123a, though there are some duplcations there.
O-123 is rare because of the early failure of the reverse die which quickly cracked through the final S of STATES through OF, eventually leading to a chunk of the die falling off, rendering it useless (Heritage 1/2008:1339 shos this massive failure).
Most examples of the 1795 O-123 variety are low grade or impaired. There is one standout, however -- an NGC MS65 that last appeared on the market in 2005.
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