1854 O Half Dime, Rare Die State / Variety?

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TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 11/25/2016 11:35 pm A friend of mine has looked up my 1854 Seated half dime in the Liberty Seated Half Half Dimes Book by Al Blythe and is telling me if I am understanding him correctly that this Seated dime is a V-6 variety and that this variety is identifyable by the die scratch just off the shield near the TY. He is also was telling me that my coin is unknown in this late die state and that the die shattered. Is the V-6 variety correct? Is it unknown late die state? There are numerous die cracks. Obverse: 1. Radiate crack from forehead to denticles 2. Star 6 to rim 3. Small NE crack just below star 5. Reverse: Strong crack from wreath through E of united to rim. Also: Die clash through F and E of Half Dime and in hand can see the shield clashed in the fields on HA. Edited by TJsCoins 11/25/2016 11:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff

TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 11/26/2016 3:11 pm This nicer example was found on Heritage. Thanks to Dave. I think the variety is confirmed. As for the unknown die state? That remains a question? https://coins.ha.com/itm/seated-hal...ption-071515 Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 11/26/2016 7:14 pm On most Half Dime die progressions the final known die states are very dramatic. I'm not familiar enough with this date to offer a certain estimation, but the die cracks don't appear to be indicative of near useability. You might want to check for varieties listed with NGC and PCGS. Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 11/27/2016 8:50 pm If I was in this same situation and really wanted to obtain a definitive answer about this coin, reaching out to Kevin Flynn would be my first step. He authored 'The Authoritative Reference on Liberty Seated half dimes', Copyright 2014 He printed his email in the back of this book where you could possibly submit this issue to him for a resolution. Or he may even want to feature it in one of his new books etc.: kevinjflynn88@yahoo.com. Since I have never reached out to him with a similar scenario, it is difficult to forecast what to expect in terms of his fees for services, if any... Please keep this thread updated if you do elect to use Flynn's services. Best of Luck Report this Post to the Staff
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