1849 Seated Liberty Half Dime - Overdate?

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Buffalo soldat Valued Member New Zealand 204 Posts	Posted 07/07/2026 06:12 am I feel like there's something going on with the date, but it doesn't seem to align exactly with any of the varieties on PCGS. Am I just imagining things? The photos are not perfectly focused. I'll try and get better photos of the date when I have time during daylight hours now that days are finally getting longer here. Thanks in advance, Tim Do not read this sentence. Report this Post to the Staff

Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7106 Posts	Posted 07/07/2026 5:34 pm Coin looks fake to me...all the details look soft and mussy to me. For some reason the obverse just felt odd to me as soon as I viewed it. Also the tail for the 4 is that correct? Waiting for someone with more knowledge on the series comes along. Report this Post to the Staff
ArrowsAndRays Pillar of the Community United States 1663 Posts	Posted 07/07/2026 6:37 pm Might be a 9 over 6. Need sharp, in focus photos. Report this Post to the Staff
Buffalo soldat Valued Member New Zealand 204 Posts	Posted Yesterday 04:38 am OK, let's see if this helps. Honestly, the date doesn't look like any of the ones on PCGS. It seems like there's a split in the base of the one, and a vague secondary bit off the top of the upper serif on it. The eight has some kind of secondary image, and I don't know what's happening with the nine. That bit to the right of it might just be PMD, but it seems like there's something inside the loop at the top of the nine. The photo is still not crystal clear, but I think I need to hook the camera up to a larger screen so I can manually focus properly. Do not read this sentence. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190135 Posts	Posted Yesterday 09:32 am Very interesting. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2521 Posts	Posted Yesterday 09:59 am Try this: NGC 1849/1--9 VP-002 https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plu...1873/820218/ Date position looks correct... I wish NGC has full photos of the coin to match that die crack, but they often don't. ETA: picture for Breen-3050 Edited by Altaira Yesterday 10:05 am Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 98548 Posts	Posted Yesterday 2:07 pm I don't think itis an over date, doesn't seem to match up with the NGC image Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7106 Posts	Posted Yesterday 10:19 pm All I can say is Wow what a difference 2 sets of photos make, added photos are so much better Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8821 Posts	Posted Today 9M ago I think Altaira is on to something. The NGC example is a re-punched date, not an overdate and this would appear to be re-punched date, but I do not know if it's the NGC example though. You can clearly see the doubling of the 1 and what would appear to be doubling on the crosslet of the 4 also. Also a nice example of a pre-cud/retained Cud. You may want to see if JC would be interested in listing this on COC. COC link. https://cuds-on-coins.com/ -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
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