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The 1832 Capped Bust Half Eagle with 12 Stars is a rare and unusual variety. When the engraver was punching stars into the obverse die, he mistakenly left too much space between them. As a result, the coin only had enough room for twelve stars, rather than the usual thirteen. From an unknown original mintage, […]

In the early days of the United States Mint, it was common practice to reuse dies as a cost savings measure. The 1825 “5 over 4” Capped Bust Half Eagle was created when a left over 1824 obverse die was overdated to 1825 with the remnants of the “4” clearly visible. This extremely rare variety […]