1807 Draped Bust Half Dollar
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Description
The 1807 Draped Bust Half Dollar is part of the Draped Bust Half Dollars 1796-1807 series. The U.S. Mint produced 301,076 examples. The obverse features Liberty facing right with draped bust and ribbon-bound hair, designed after a Gilbert Stuart portrait, while the reverse displays a small, naturalistic eagle perched on a palm branch within a wreath (1796-1797) or a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM (1801-1807). Designed by Robert Scot. Weighing 13.5 grams, 32.5 mm in diameter, with a lettered: fifty cents or half a dollar edge. Cataloged as PCGS #6079. The Draped Bust Half Dollar continued the evolution of the denomination. The 1796 and 1797 small eagle halves are among the most sought-after early U.S. coins. All dates in this series command significant premiums.
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