The Capped Bust Half Dollar Dual Sided Diamond Dust Copper Round revives one of America’s earliest half dollar designs in one avoirdupois ounce of .999 fine copper, then sets it ablaze with diamond dust on both faces: a star-flecked blue field on the obverse and a glittering red field on the reverse. Part of The American Collection – Copper Edition and capped at a mintage of 5,000 numbered pieces, it turns a nineteenth-century classic into a vivid modern display piece.
Key Features:
- Purity and Weight: 1 AVDP ounce of .999 fine copper (Cu)
- Metal Type: Copper bullion in a dual-sided diamond dust collector format
- Obverse: The Capped Bust Liberty portrait over a blue diamond dust field, with stars, the O mintmark, and the date 1838
- Reverse: A heraldic eagle with Union shield over a red diamond dust field, with weight and purity inscriptions
The obverse honors the half dollars struck from 1807 through the 1830s. Liberty faces left in her soft cap, a band inscribed LIBERTY across her curls, her draped bust rendered in warm sculpted copper. Thirteen stars circle the portrait, with the O mintmark of New Orleans and the date 1838 below, recalling the first branch-mint half dollars. Behind it all, the field sparkles in deep blue diamond dust like a night sky.
The reverse presents the companion eagle, wings spread behind a striped Union shield, an olive branch and arrows gripped in its talons. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA wraps the rim, .999 CU sits in the upper field, and 1 AVDP OUNCE anchors the base, all against crimson diamond dust that flashes with every tilt.
Each round arrives in new condition, housed in a protective capsule inside The American Collection presentation box, with a numbered certificate of authenticity confirming its place in the 5,000-piece run. The weight is denominated in avoirdupois ounces, about 0.91 troy ounces.
Two centuries of design, two fields of fire and sky. Order the Capped Bust Diamond Dust 1 oz Copper Round today and claim a numbered piece of the collection.