1836 50C Lettered Edge AU58 认证号32919577, PCGS号6169

O.114, R2. 1836 was a year of change for the Mint. At the most fundamental level screw presses were replaced with steam driven ones. For the bust half, edge lettering dies would be retired and closed collars introduced which produced reeded edges. A new design was crafted by Gobrecht, who was able to hub design elements, removing the laborious punching effort that produced so many lettered-edge varieties. It was a transitional year for the Mint and the half dollar, though. And the screw press produced, open collar stamped, working die punched, capped bust half dollar went out with a blaze of variety glory. Some of the popular ones include the 1836/1336, 50/00, bar dot, doubled clasp, beaded edge. We even got a small production of reeded-edge 1836 halves. This example is a very lustrous, handsomely toned AU58...one of the last lettered edge halves of its era.