Half Dime 9 over 8 or 9 over 6 ?

I found this Half Dime in a pile of silver coins in a recent house clearance.

The 9 looks strange to me, checking the Red Book for 1849 there 3 varieties

What you say ?

 

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How about maybe just a 9 over a 4? Did they do things like that way back then?

 

Doesn’t look like any of the three varieties to me.

It doesn’t have the dash in the leg of the 9 or any remanence of a 6 behind the 9.

 

1849 RPD -001 1849/19/9
Rpd 1 north seen above the base,triple punched 9 south seen below middle.

 

There's also a 9 in the denticals below the 9

 

I only have the old Al Blythe book. I can't match the coin to the 9/8 or the 9/6.
I do see something going on with the 9. Interesting coin.

 

Larry look at the 1's left foot.

 

I need a newer book.

 

I have 2 1849 half dimes here are their dates image to compare.

 

Thanks for the replies guys.
So this is a normal 9 despite these bits under it.

 

Dave I do believe that there are more examples of the 49 repunched date that haven't been attributed. Let me look up the numbers of die pairs.
And mintage.....as yours is a repunched date not a die chip causing this this date is on my short list to check when ever I see a 49 in a dealers case.

 

So the 49 mintage is 1,309,000 & 140,000 O mint
Die pairs unknown for Philly but in New Orleans O-6 & 12-R dies were used.
That's strange... the ratio of obv.to rev.