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Seated Half Dimes
1841-O H10C MS67 NGC. V-4. Any pre-1853 Seated Liberty half dime in Superb Gem condition is a rarity, and almost all such pieces are Philadelphia issues. New Orleans coinage was seldom preserved in large enough Mint State quantities to generate high-end survivors. For the 1841-O, NGC reports four MS67s and PCGS two, with none finer (11/16). However, possibly one or more resubmissions are reflected in these figures. We have offered a Superb Gem example on only two previous occasions. The obverse of this representative features light golden toning with scattered russet at the lower obverse and throughout the reverse. There are no notable marks. The dies are rough, and the surfaces are somewhat granular, as struck. The New Orleans Mint of the 1840s was desperate to extend die life, and as a result, the silver coinage of the period often exhibits various issues with cracked and eroding dies.
1841-O H10C MS67 NGC. V-4. Any pre-1853 Seated Liberty half dime in Superb Gem condition is a rarity, and almost all such pieces are Philadelphia issues. New Orleans coinage was seldom preserved in large enough Mint State quantities to generate high-end survivors. For the 1841-O, NGC reports four MS67s and PCGS two, with none finer (11/16). However, possibly one or more resubmissions are reflected in these figures. We have offered a Superb Gem example on only two previous occasions. The obverse of this representative features light golden toning with scattered russet at the lower obverse and throughout the reverse. There are no notable marks. The dies are rough, and the surfaces are somewhat granular, as struck. The New Orleans Mint of the 1840s was desperate to extend die life, and as a result, the silver coinage of the period often exhibits various issues with cracked and eroding dies.