1809 50C III Edge Overton 107 Capped Bust Half Dollar PCGS MS64+ CAC

1809 O-107 Half Dollar, MS64+ Early Die State With III Edge 1809 50C III Edge, O-107, R.2, MS64+ PCGS. CAC. The Mint experimented with edge devices in 1809, adding a series of reeds between words on some examples, or crossing marks resembling Xs between words on other examples. Additional varieties have the usual lettered edge without the extra features. Donald Parsley identifies the III edge device on O-107, 107a, 108, 109, 109a, 109b, and 111a, and the XXX edge device on O-101, 102, 108a, and 110. Normal lettered edge devices appear on O-102a, 103, 104, 105, 106, 111, 112, 113, 113a, 114, 114a, 115, and 115a. This near-Gem example has satiny silver luster beneath delicate gold toning with richer peripheral gold and iridescent toning near the borders. The design motifs are boldly defined and the eye appeal is exceptional. Population for all III edge varieties: 3 in 64 (2 in 64+), 3 finer (6/24). Ex: Legend Rare Coin Auctions (9/2021), lot 37. From The Paul Gerrie Collection.