Capped Bust Half Dollars with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes (1807-1839)
Number of
Required Items
79
Required Items
Current Finest
Possible Set Rating
65.817
Possible Set Rating
Along with the early (pre-1816) large cents, Capped Bust Halves have long been a favorite of variety collectors. With dozens of overdates, and variations in the date and lettering, this series offers an excellent balance of difficulty and completability. While at least one collector has completed this set and several others have come within one or two coins, there are two coins in this set that will present a formidable challenge. The 1817/4 (of which there are less than ten known) is the first, while the second is the 1839 Reeded Edge with Small Letters. While others, such as the 1812/1 Large 8 or the 1807 "Bearded Liberty" will prove scarce, this is a set that can be nearly completed with some patience and money.
All-Time Finest (All Eras)
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Link Early American Silver Capped Bust Halves with Major Varieties Set
 
|
100.00% | 63.12 | 64.42 | 64.42 | ||
| 2 |
The Early American Silver Alternative Die State Set
|
100.00% | 59.48 | R 59.57 | 59.57 | ||
| 3 | D. L. Hansen Capped Bust Half Dollars with Major Varieties, Circulation Strikes (1807-1839) | 100.00% | 59.04 | R 59.16 | 59.16 | ||
| 4 | Chicago | 100.00% | 58.36 | R 58.40 | 58.40 | ||
| 5 |
Earlyhalves
 
|
100.00% | 58.21 | 58.28 | 58.28 |
Current Finest
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Link Early American Silver Capped Bust Halves with Major Varieties Set
|
100.00% | 63.12 | 64.42 | 64.42 | ||
| 2 |
Earlyhalves
|
100.00% | 58.21 | 58.28 | 58.28 | ||
| 3 | The Whidbey Island Collection | 97.47% | 58.90 | 58.90 | 53.41 | ||
| 4 | gpeters | 94.94% | 54.81 | 54.81 | 48.34 | ||
| 5 | JJM | 96.20% | 52.03 | 52.03 | 46.53 | ||
| 6 | Queen City UPDATED | 94.94% | 51.00 | 51.00 | 44.98 | ||
| 7 | Palos Verdes | 92.41% | 53.00 | 53.00 | 45.10 | ||
| 8 | Zin's Bust Half Dollars Major Varieties, including Reeded Edge | 89.87% | 57.26 | 57.26 | 44.46 | ||
| 9 | The Merelind Collection | 96.20% | 49.12 | 49.12 | 44.24 | ||
| 10 | GRAND SLAM | 84.81% | 57.21 | 57.21 | 43.70 | ||
| 11 | rick's half dollars | 96.20% | 45.64 | 45.64 | 40.25 | ||
| 12 | Fusterpuck's Busties - Major Varieties | 94.94% | 44.49 | 44.49 | 37.86 | ||
| 13 | Kluckman | 92.41% | 43.59 | 43.59 | 36.01 | ||
| 14 | EDL | 73.42% | 53.18 | 53.18 | 33.69 | ||
| 15 | Bill's CBH Major Varieties | 84.81% | 48.37 | 48.37 | 33.35 | ||
| 16 | Tolbert Collection | 78.48% | 41.14 | 41.14 | 29.13 | ||
| 17 | rick's half dollars (2) | 86.08% | 38.52 | 38.52 | 27.75 | ||
| 18 | KENWMAC7 | 94.94% | 30.50 | 30.50 | 26.71 | ||
| 19 | lostmountainman | 81.01% | 34.71 | 34.71 | 21.78 | ||
| 20 | tydye | 69.62% | 37.20 | 37.20 | 20.34 |