Nice example of the V-3 and V-4 (V-3a) die marriage, with reverse die crack at the right edge of R and medium O.
I saved your photo of this coin with the old camera and green dot from 4 years ago!
Looking much nicer with the new camera.
yosclimber - Thanks on the 1841-O half dime from above. I'm no specialist when it comes to die pairings and varieties. Vern's new camera definitely takes great pix. Nice that you kept the old image though!
Here's another recently CAC'd half dime. (Proudly, I went 9 for 9.) This one is XF-40.
Your 1839-o is the classic V-2B die marriage,
with repunched 1 and 9 south, and the shattered reverse with several die cracks.
The die cracks are small on your coin - must be an early die state.
I can see them going through the first T in STATES and the O of OF.
Usually the cracks are more prominent, like this one.
I collect chopmarked crowns by type as an evolution of my original chopmarked Trade Dollar date/variety set, and finally found one of the most interesting and historic chopmarked coins I've been searching for: an 1859-S Seated Dollar. Minted at the request of West Coast merchants attempting to bypass the premium that they had to pay for Mexican 8 Reales to effectively trade in China, sources claim that 15,000 of the 20,000 minted were sent to the Far East for the purpose of trade. They were largely unsuccessful, and what other Seated Dollars that made their way across the Pacific were largely incidental; the Trade Dollar would see their purpose revived, but the 1859-S Dollar remains one of the earliest US coins struck for use in foreign trade.
I know of four chopmarked examples of this date in total, including one that has remained out of the public eye since it was sold as part of the Hal Walls collection in 1997. This example turned up without much fanfare on eBay a few weeks ago, recently slabbed as part of a large collection of early dollars obtained as a group by a single dealer. Unfortunately holed and scratched, but with two verifiable chops and a lot of history.
@ChopmarkedTrades said:
I collect chopmarked crowns by type as an evolution of my original chopmarked Trade Dollar date/variety set, and finally found one of the most interesting and historic chopmarked coins I've been searching for: an 1859-S Seated Dollar. Minted at the request of West Coast merchants attempting to bypass the premium that they had to pay for Mexican 8 Reales to effectively trade in China, sources claim that 15,000 of the 20,000 minted were sent to the Far East for the purpose of trade. They were largely unsuccessful, and what other Seated Dollars that made their way across the Pacific were largely incidental; the Trade Dollar would see their purpose revived, but the 1859-S Dollar remains one of the earliest US coins struck for use in foreign trade.
I know of four chopmarked examples of this date in total, including one that has remained out of the public eye since it was sold as part of the Hal Walls collection in 1997. This example turned up without much fanfare on eBay a few weeks ago, recently slabbed as part of a large collection of early dollars obtained as a group by a single dealer. Unfortunately holed and scratched, but with two verifiable chops and a lot of history.
50 year collection... mentioned before... today was day 2. Here is a '73 with Arrows Seated half dollar. There was also an 1834 Bust Half but this thread is for Seated.
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A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here are some more Seated found in the 50 year collection... the first is a '75-S dime:
A '75-S Double Dime:
Also a more common '53 Arrows and Rays:
Also, more Morgan's were discovered today including original '84-P and '85-P BU rolls, an '86-S/S, and what I believe to be a previously undisclosed '88-S/S as well. A 'Day 3' collection appraisal review is being planned for mid-January.
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A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Yosclimber-Thanks again for the good info on the 1839-O half dime. I appreciate the effort. I'm usually just hunting for coins with the right look for me, but paying attention to die marriages and varieties needs to be my next step.
Fot tonight, an 1849 dime with a good look except for that boo-boo.
P40. My very first seated quarter bought raw off of ebay in 2007 for $39. Listed with obverse pic. only. Note the die chip below Liberty's ear; die pair 2-C.
It is not that life is short, but that you are dead for so very long.
This thread goes back about 7 years and some 64 pages ,, wow
So just to mix it up a little here ae photos of my partial 1865 Liberty Seated Proof set ... but struck in copper.
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Nice example of the V-3 and V-4 (V-3a) die marriage, with reverse die crack at the right edge of R and medium O.
I saved your photo of this coin with the old camera and green dot from 4 years ago!
Looking much nicer with the new camera.
Waiting for this one to arrive:
PCGS AU58+ CAC
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How about a Philly Quintet. P55, 58 CAC, 53 (PL but not on label), 55, 45
Welcome to the forum. Very nice dime.
Thank you!
I have nothing to complain about but....how i wish the obverse matched the reverse!
The reverse is indeed quite beautiful, but the obverse is very nice also.
Looks like F-103, with small obv rim cuds and some obv die rust.
http://www.seateddimevarieties.com/date_mintmark/1856sd_103page.htm
Recently discovered in an almost 50 year collection after review earlier today. Here is a '71 Seated dollar:
Also in there was this '77-S Trade dollar:
Mostly Morgan dollars but it was nice to see those beauties in the mix.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Some really wonderful coins are being posted here! Hard to keep up with you guys!
Just CAC'd, PCGS 53 No Drapery. Pix courtesy Vern.
yosclimber - Thanks on the 1841-O half dime from above. I'm no specialist when it comes to die pairings and varieties. Vern's new camera definitely takes great pix. Nice that you kept the old image though!
Here's another recently CAC'd half dime. (Proudly, I went 9 for 9.) This one is XF-40.
Your 1839-o is the classic V-2B die marriage,
with repunched 1 and 9 south, and the shattered reverse with several die cracks.
The die cracks are small on your coin - must be an early die state.
I can see them going through the first T in STATES and the O of OF.
Usually the cracks are more prominent, like this one.
V-2B is not rare, but it is pretty interesting - you get a very visible RPD and shattered reverse on the same coin.
It is #12 in the "Top 100" Seated Half Dime varieties list that we made this year.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1035720/top-100-seated-half-dime-varieties-list-and-112-page-pdf
I collect chopmarked crowns by type as an evolution of my original chopmarked Trade Dollar date/variety set, and finally found one of the most interesting and historic chopmarked coins I've been searching for: an 1859-S Seated Dollar. Minted at the request of West Coast merchants attempting to bypass the premium that they had to pay for Mexican 8 Reales to effectively trade in China, sources claim that 15,000 of the 20,000 minted were sent to the Far East for the purpose of trade. They were largely unsuccessful, and what other Seated Dollars that made their way across the Pacific were largely incidental; the Trade Dollar would see their purpose revived, but the 1859-S Dollar remains one of the earliest US coins struck for use in foreign trade.
I know of four chopmarked examples of this date in total, including one that has remained out of the public eye since it was sold as part of the Hal Walls collection in 1997. This example turned up without much fanfare on eBay a few weeks ago, recently slabbed as part of a large collection of early dollars obtained as a group by a single dealer. Unfortunately holed and scratched, but with two verifiable chops and a lot of history.
https://www.pcgs.com/news/1859-s-liberty-seated-dollar
That is so cool
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
50 year collection... mentioned before... today was day 2. Here is a '73 with Arrows Seated half dollar. There was also an 1834 Bust Half but this thread is for Seated.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here are some more Seated found in the 50 year collection... the first is a '75-S dime:
A '75-S Double Dime:
Also a more common '53 Arrows and Rays:
Also, more Morgan's were discovered today including original '84-P and '85-P BU rolls, an '86-S/S, and what I believe to be a previously undisclosed '88-S/S as well. A 'Day 3' collection appraisal review is being planned for mid-January.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Yosclimber-Thanks again for the good info on the 1839-O half dime. I appreciate the effort. I'm usually just hunting for coins with the right look for me, but paying attention to die marriages and varieties needs to be my next step.
Fot tonight, an 1849 dime with a good look except for that boo-boo.
Another raw dime in VG...
Happy New Year!!!
For this evening, a common date half dollar....
P40. My very first seated quarter bought raw off of ebay in 2007 for $39. Listed with obverse pic. only. Note the die chip below Liberty's ear; die pair 2-C.
Another selection from the 50 Year Collection. An 1863-S dime in raw VG out of a blue Whitman folder:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
This thread goes back about 7 years and some 64 pages ,, wow
So just to mix it up a little here ae photos of my partial 1865 Liberty Seated Proof set ... but struck in copper.
Retirednow- That's pretty cool!
For this evening, a raw 1841 dime...
And for today, a raw 1842 dime...
How about a graded one today? PC 50 CAC...
Pix courtesy Barberkeys
Nice improvement over the photos of this coin posted on 2016-12.
1872-S PCGS VF30 $1475 Mintage 9,000
Another raw dime...not sure if that's a lamination or environmental damage.
How about a half dollar today.....
Took me 25 years to get this one. Miss you MFH!!
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947)
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
That 68 half dime is just stunning! I'm almost embarrassed to post now!! Oh, well.......
Something a tiny bit different . . .
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Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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A recent addition to my friend Jim's collection, PC25:
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I finally have one worth posting 🌞
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A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
p40 cac
That's a toughie, John. Especially CAC'd! Nice!
Here's another tough coin. Sadly it got Brilloed.
Lennie I thought that was a Philly... I can see the weak S on second glance. Either way tough. Too bad for the abuse.
https://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/25596550_Medium.jpg