1836 Capped Bust Half Dollar (50c) Lettered Edge

Richly original with a pleasing antique skin, this example shows warm champagne and olive tones with subtle gold-russet at the rims and flashes of cartwheel peeking through the fields. The strike detail is bold for the grade, and the surfaces are wonderfully unmolested, offering that wholesome mid-AU look we all hunt for. Just a whisper of friction on the high points keeps it out of Mint State. Housed in an NGC holder and blessed with a well-deserved green CAC sticker, the eye appeal is undeniably strong.