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So there is no superficial way to know by mint mark, but if you see an 1840 open clawed back on the Seated Half, then you can be pretty sure it was a New Orleans issue.
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Well if you were to find an open claw 1840 half, and it doesn't have this particular reverse die then no you couldn't tell if it was a New Orleans without comparing it to the 1839 and 39-O capped bust reverses for a match. But since so far there is only one capped bust rev known to have been used on 1840 you would have a new discovery piece and that would be pretty good too.
