A Forum Collector Shows His 1813 Capped Bust Half Dollar Graded PCGS XF40
On the CoinTalk forum, a member posting as lordmarcovan showed his 1813 silver Capped Bust half dollar graded PCGS XF40. By his account, he obtained it from a previous owner on March 29, 2023. The source does not give the date of the post. Other members replied with comments and their own coins.
Correction (Oct 13, 2026): We rewrote the headline, summary and body to match the source. We removed unsupported claims about the War of 1812 and mintage, the engraver's name, market performance and investment benefits, and made clear that the content consists of forum posters' own statements and opinions. The previous headline was "Beyond the Grade: A Collector's 1813 XF40 Half Dollar & Community Reactions."
This article is based on a thread on the CoinTalk collectors' forum. The source does not give the date of the posts. What follows are the posters' own statements and opinions; GNJ has not verified the grading or value of any coin.
The coin
A member posting as lordmarcovan showed his 1813 silver Capped Bust half dollar.
He gave the following details:
- Grade: PCGS XF40 (cert. #28131688) - Catalog numbers: Numista-10637, Krause-Mishler-37, Overton-106 (R3) - Mintage: 1,241,903 (for all 1813 varieties)
By his account, the coin came from a previous owner, "drddm," on Collectors Universe on March 29, 2023. That owner described it as having excellent luster for the grade and, in his opinion, more in line with a 45. He also noted blue-green toning on the obverse among the stars and along the front of Liberty's face, more rainbow colors around "50 C" on the reverse, and clashing below the eagle's right wing.
The poster's view
The poster said his previous type example was an 1834 half dollar graded PCGS AU55 with a CAC sticker. He found it a bit white for his taste, suspected it had been overdipped, and traded it for something else.
He said the 1813 coin is 15 grade points lower but earlier and very original, and that he likes it more, particularly for its hints of iridescent toning. He plans to keep it as his type example until he gets another AU coin or, if funds permit, a Mint State example.
Replies
Other members praised the coin and the photos. The poster replied that the photos were taken by the previous owner.
A member posting as Clawcoins showed a raw (ungraded) 1830 half dollar and wrote that someone had once told him it was a large letter variety, but that he was unsure. Another member, okbustchaser, replied that it is not the large letter O-114 but O-116, a small 0 variety.
Source: CoinTalk, "United States: 1813 silver Capped Bust half dollar."
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