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1829 half dime is it worth getting graded

Chadjames1219Chadjames1219 Posts: 2
edited June 26, 2018 7:19PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Please tell me anything you guys could about this coin regarding anything special or rarity. Is that I sitting higher than the C? It looks off. Thanks so much!

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  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,769 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Look on the Photograde area of this site. Compare photos. What do you think?


  • I tried posting the other side where I thought the I looked off.

  • yosclimberyosclimber Posts: 5,000 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 26, 2018 7:51PM

    The letters were punched into the 1829 half dime dies by hand, so sometimes the spacing or height is a little irregular.
    These types of variations are what allows us to identify each of the dies, using the Logan-McCloskey book.

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,682 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It appears to an LM-13. I can't decide if it LM-13.1 or 13.2. Both are common varieties. The differences are only due to die wear and clashes. They are the same variety.

    Dies wear over time, and sometimes the two dies come together without a coin blank between them. This causes marks that can appear on eiher side from the design features. In other words part of the reverse design is on the obverse and vise versa.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Chadjames1219.... Welcome aboard.... The information above will answer your questions... Enjoy the forum... Cheers, RickO

  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,512 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome aboard! I don't think so, it would be a great album coin though.

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