1836 Capped Bust Half Dime - Large 5C - Capped Bust Half Dime Bisecting Rim to Rim Die Crack (Obverse) and Retained Cud (Reverse)

Description

A bisecting rim to rim die crack on the obverse and a retained cud on the reverse are visible on this 1836 Capped Bust half dime. A bisecting rim to rim die crack runs completely across the face of the die, from one edge of the rim to the other. Note that there is disagreement in the community between a split die and a rim to rim die crack; some experts use a separation of 0.5 mm to draw the line between the two. A retained cud occurs when a piece of the die breaks away but remains in the die, creating a filled area on the struck coin. In this case, the die crack on the obverse runs from 12 o'clock down through Liberty and between the “3” and “6” of the date to the rim. The retained cud on the reverse runs from the rim through “TED” of “UNITED” and to the “E. PLURIBUS UNUM” motto ribbon. The 1836 Capped Bust half dime was one of the final years of this design, with the Seated Liberty type introduced in 1837.