1854 Seated Quarter - Civil War-Era PMD?

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DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 01:57 am I fished an 1854 Seated Liberty 25-cent from a bargain bin. Now check out the reverse. It looks like someone obliterated an "O" mintmark, doesn't it? Before you ask "Why would someone do that?", I would suggest that this coin may have been north of the Mason-Dixon line sometime during the Civil War. Not the time and place where an "O" mintmark would have been well-regarded. Report this Post to the Staff

rjkingston Pillar of the Community United States 642 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 02:15 am Nice find for a bargain bin. Bit of a stretch on the 'O' mint mark theory, but if you want to go for it Report this Post to the Staff
Windchild Pillar of the Community Canada 1411 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 09:49 am Actually, I find that the theory could be true. From the pictures, it looks like it circulated after the punch took out the mintmark. If I had it in my collection, I would call it a 1854- O! And then I would go ask a Seated collector were the quarter was from because it is possible to trace down without the mintmark at times. Edited by Windchild 10/27/2012 09:51 am Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 12:54 pm Id say no, it was not taking out an O mm. There are a couple other hits on the reverse there. But, that die crack running through the D in DOL up to the base of the olive branch could likely be a good diagnostic. Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 12:56 pm Not a stretch at all! Sentiments on both sides must have been fierce. "Let's wipe out the "O" as we will wipe out the city! Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 3:01 pm I could only find that die crack on one other coin on line, and that one was a plain 1854. Hardly exhaustive, but makes me feel more like that is a simple 1854. Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 10:37 pm Quote: I could only find that die crack on one other coin on line, and that one was a plain 1854. Good call, smokeriderdon! I'm no expert on Seated Lib die cracks. It's just that the one big hit is in an "opportune" place. Even an 1854-O is high mintage by Seated standards (almost 1.5 million) If an 1851 or 1852 Seated quarter had that big hit there, I'd be crawling the walls. Big hit and all, not too bad for $13! Edited by DNA 10/27/2012 10:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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