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1853-O Half Dollar

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1853-O-Half-Dollar

1853-O-Half-Dollar

Recent purchase from ebay. This is definitely my favorite of my meager collection thus far. The rich gunmetal toning is just perfect on both sides. I've really developed a soft spot for A/R Seated coinage. Let me know what you think. Also, notice the die cracking on the obverse at 3-4 o'clock. Is this indicative of any particular die variety?
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F-15
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My first seated half was my favorite for a while. Till I discovered it was cleaned . O well, I learned my lesson. Yours however looks great.

I agree with 15
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I agree with Shadow and F-15. Alot of the halves from that year have die cracks.
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All the details say Fine but I just don't see enough letters in LIBERTY.
VG8 Very Good- Rim fairly defined, at least three letters in LIBERTY are evident.
Maybe I place to much on that detail.
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F15 was my first thought :-)
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Nice coin minimum F-15 possibly F-15+
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The reverse is nicer the the obverse VF-25, the obverse is F-15. I would give it an overall grade of VF-20.
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One of my favorite designs!

F-12 with nice toning/eye appeal.
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Agree if I saw that slabbed at VF-20 I might bid on it. Great toning, strong reverse. Only real downside are the missing letters in Liberty on the obverse but that is not at all uncommon for mid-grade Seated Liberty halves.
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The seated liberties are one of my favorite types also. Your coin appears to be a solid F-12 to me.
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