Filled another hole in the half dime LOC today

Cladiator

This one had been on my radar for a very long time. It was held by a fellow forum member who finally let go his grip on it for me.

DIMEMAN

Nice addition. That's a better date dime also!

richardshipp

Congrats! Great looking addition.

Barndog

some of the best coins in my collection came from fellow forum members too! Congrats.

johnny9434

wtg, nice pick up. its always nice to get a nice one

fivecents

Nice and original....congratulations Clad!



<< <i>some of the best coins in my collection came from fellow forum members too! >>

rhedden

Cladiator's coin originally came from Lynn Ourso at New Orleans Rare coins, then spent some time in the rhedden collection. I recently upgraded it (very slightly). Since Cladiator had been drooling over the first coin when I posted it here a year ago, I dug out his old PM and offered it to him.

The 1842-O can be tricky to locate in middle circulated grades. It should not be confused with the 1842-o dime, which is common overall as a date in circulated condition. Disappointing AU specimens of the 1842-O H10c turn up from time to time, and they usually have about as much head detail as Cladiator's example, at ten times the price. When I bought an extensive collection of half dimes (327 pieces) in 2005, the best 1842-O the collector could locate (in the 1935-1960 era) was a severely corroded XF. It was 4 years before I made an upgrade to Cladiator's coin, despite looking for a presentable example the whole time.

Cladiator

Thanks again RH.