1862 Seated Liberty Half Dollar For Grading

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e16l7 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 12/08/2012 11:41 pm Hello all, First post here so bear with me. I buy storage lockers and came across my first coin that I need help finding a value to. It is an 1862 Sitting Liberty Half Dollar. I did some research and I think mine is the 103 version with the broken S stamp over the L and F. If you would please give me a grade on this coin it would be much appreciated. Also a value with the grade would be nice as I do not know much about the grading system. Thanks so much! Report this Post to the Staff

muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7191 Posts	Posted 12/09/2012 12:03 am Interesting find, you seated liberty half has "VF" (very fine) details. It appears to have a "chop mark" on the reverse. Chop marks are common on silver coins that have circulated in the Orient. To me the chop mark is a deterrent to it's value. Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 12/09/2012 02:10 am to the Forum!! I also think around a VF30 (details) grade would be appropriate. The chop-mark is unusual for this coin type and IMO, detracts from the coin. It appears it also damaged the obverse side (delamination/deformation) on the right foot and resting rock under it when it was struck into the reverse. The darkness around the obverse stars and reverse letters and the "spottiness" on both sides lends me to think it's been cleaned in the past. Again, IMO, this coin is worth around $50-60. A pretty cool coin! Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 12/09/2012 02:41 am Interesting coin. Chopmarked which some buyers do not discount as a problem. Small, broken "S" does seem to be the variety. There appears to be some type of damage on the obverse directly above the "2". Details are strong VF and the value would be around $50-$60 as Moe145 noted. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 12/10/2012 10:23 pm VF-30, chopmarked. Report this Post to the Staff
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