1840-O No Drapery Seated Quarter - Coin Community Forum

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johnnquinn New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 03/24/2007 12:42 pm Can anyone tell me why the obverse for this coin is different from all the others in the series? The rock has a different shape and the reeding is missing. Image: 1840Oobv.jpg 41.68 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 03/24/2007 2:31 pm Welcome to CC! I'm not sure. Can you also post a pic of the reverse? Report this Post to the Staff
tonphil1960 Valued Member United States 382 Posts	Posted 03/24/2007 6:01 pm No Drapery mean there is no Drapery at Liberty's laft elbow. Look at later dates and you'll see what I am talking about. Tony Report this Post to the Staff
johnnquinn New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 03/26/2007 7:17 pm The obverse is different from the 1838-9 no drapery. I was just wondering if there was a story behind the 1840-O no drapery. Report this Post to the Staff
tonphil1960 Valued Member United States 382 Posts	Posted 03/28/2007 4:27 pm Really don't know the no Drapery story, but you peaked my interest and I will look it up. Tony Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 03/28/2007 8:20 pm You know, this has me going. There are definite differences between the 1839 and 1840 No Drapery dies - I found differences in the gown as well. I did see it mentioned that the denticles of the 1940 were much smaller, at times almost completely missing, like the OP's coin. Report this Post to the Staff
longnine009 Pillar of the Community United States 1247 Posts	Posted 03/29/2007 01:48 am Johnnquinn the denticles on the first 1840-O dies were only 0.2mm long and wore off from die polishing. Whatever differences you see in shapes may be because of the grade. Wear distorts devices--spreading and merging. Report this Post to the Staff
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