Liberty Seated Half Dime book, varieties needed

kevinj

I am currently finishing two books,
The Authoritative Reference on Mercury Dimes, which I should have done in July -
John Wexler and I originally wrote Treasure Hunting Mercury Dimes, which focused on the die varieties, this book will cover all of the history, archive letters, authentication of the
rare dates, and many new die varieties.

The Authoritative Reference on Liberty Seated Half Dimes, I should be done this book in August.
I still need a few die varieties to photograph, including the following

Liberty Seated Half Dime Doubled Dies
1855 DDO- GJ4-174, two different
1860 DDO - V3a, Blythe, UNITED
1861 DDO - 1/0 doubled UNITED nice, GJ3-134

Liberty Seated Half Dime MPDs
1856 MPD - FS, 8 in rock
1857 MPD - 8 in rock
1871 MPD - FS, small spike from bottom right side of rock

Liberty Seated Half Dime Repunched Dates
1839O RPD - V1, Blythe, Type 38, 1839/9 south
1841O RPD - 1840/1840 south bottom, GJ3-125
1842O RPD - FS-301
1848 RPD - V8, Blythe, Breen 3046 1848/48
1849 RPD - Blythe, 1849/1849, Breen 3050, GJ2-64
1853-O RPD - 3/3 Breen 3066
1854 RPD - Blythe, 1854/1854
1854 RPD - 1/1 Breen 3070
1856 RPD - doubled date, Breen 3077
1856O RPD - V7, Blythe, Breen 3081, 1856/1856
1859 RPD - 1859/159, Breen 3095
1860 RPD - V3a, Blythe, DDO, 1860/1860
1860 RPD - 1860/10, Breen 3099
1862 RPD - V5, Blythe, 1862/1862, GJ2-72
1864S RPD - Blythe, 1864/1
1869 RPD - doubled dated, V-2, Breen 3125
1869 RPD - 9/9 V-3
1871 RPD - 1871/1, first 1 north above base, GJ4-196
1872 RPD - 1872/1872 north, Breen 3136, GJ3-144
1872S RPD - 1972/1 south below serif, GJ4-201


RPM
1853O - O/O Breen 3064

I anyone has any of these, please email me at kevinjflynn88@yahoo.com

Thanks
Kevin

burfle23

Good day Kevin, I am no help with images but have a question I hope you can help me with- how many die varieties are there for the 1864-S half dime?

ricko

@kevinj ....I cannot help with the varieties, but Thank You for your hard work and dedication. Cheers, RickO

CaptHenway

How are you acknowledging the recent decision to change the so-called 1849/8 half dimes to the correct 1849/6 varieties?

kevinj

@burfle23 said:
Good day Kevin, I am no help with images but have a question I hope you can help me with- how many die varieties are there for the 1864-S half dime?

I do not have any 1864S RPD, MPD, DDO, DDR, RPMs listed in my book. This does not mean they do not exist. Obviously
Blythe listed one.
Do you have one? Photos?
Thanks
Kevin

kevinj

@CaptHenway said:
How are you acknowledging the recent decision to change the so-called 1849/8 half dimes to the correct 1849/6 varieties?

Hi Tom,
I have not followed anything for the past year, new job and finishing up book on coin photography and copyright protection.

The 1849 HD overdates are all obviously 9/6. The overlays prove this easily. Plus a different style 4 was used in 46 and
48, the ODs that have an underlying 4 are the style of 46.

The 49/8 was a Breenism that got carried forward.

Breen also believe some of these ODs were caused by 46 obverse sent to San Fran and returned to Phila unused
which was impossible as SF only received one obv in 46 and defaced at the end of the year. These must have been
46 left over from Phila.

Kevin

kevinj

@CaptHenway said:
How are you acknowledging the recent decision to change the so-called 1849/8 half dimes to the correct 1849/6 varieties?

I read through how PCGS updated there stuff and CP is changing.

When my HD book came out in 2014, showing all 1949 HD overdates were 9/6, I sent my info to JD, Ron Guth, and others to show them through the closeups and overlays that the only possibility was that they were 49/46. Was told that it took time
to make changes.
Irrelevant on how long it took to get there or how we get there, I am just glad we got there.

CaptHenway

@kevinj said:

@CaptHenway said:
How are you acknowledging the recent decision to change the so-called 1849/8 half dimes to the correct 1849/6 varieties?

Hi Tom,
I have not followed anything for the past year, new job and finishing up book on coin photography and copyright protection.

The 1849 HD overdates are all obviously 9/6. The overlays prove this easily. Plus a different style 4 was used in 46 and
48, the ODs that have an underlying 4 are the style of 46.

The 49/8 was a Breenism that got carried forward.

Breen also believe some of these ODs were caused by 46 obverse sent to San Fran and returned to Phila unused
which was impossible as SF only received one obv in 46 and defaced at the end of the year. These must have been
46 left over from Phila.

Kevin

I think you mean New Orleans.

kevinj

@CaptHenway said:
I think you mean New Orleans.

My bad, NO, SF did not open till 1854

yosclimber

@burfle23 said:
Good day Kevin, I am no help with images but have a question I hope you can help me with- how many die varieties are there for the 1864-S half dime?

Only one die pair is known for the 1864-S half dime.

P.S. This is a 2014 thread, and Kevin has published his book.

Walkerguy21D

Hi Kevin - I have a ‘39/9 half dime, but don’t know if it’s the one that you are interested in.
This one shows the remnants of the 9 directly above the normal 9; not sure if this would be considered ‘north’ or not.
I can’t take a zoom photo of it, but would gladly mail it to you if you think you need to see it.