Does anyone know what a 1841 medium 0 dime is worth?

I was searching eBay and thought I saw a 1841 large o which sells for $600 in g condition and I researched the topic. I found out that it was not A large o but not a small o either. I continued research and found out a medium o was made in 1842 too. I still haven't found out how much its worth and would like to know. All advice will be appreciated.

 

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I found this in the description of a Heritage auction listing:

Variety: Fortin-104. Open Bud. One of only two Medium O die pairs for the 1841-O. A die crack between the ES in STATES and a clash mark near the M in DIME provide further identification. The 4 in the date is centered above a dentil.

Heritage Commentary: Many Seated collectors currently pursue only those varieties listed in the Guide Book. In the future, though, mintmark size distinctions, such as the Small O and Medium O, may be widely collected with the scarcer mintmark sizes in demand.​

Open Bud Medium "O"

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1841-O Fortin-104 Dime, MS62 Scarce Medium O Mintmark

I don't know much about this series, but from a cursory investigation of the topic, it seems that the driver of the price is not the size of the mintmark, rather the use of a transitional reverse die that had closed buds instead of open buds.

Closed Bud Large "O"​

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Open Bud small "O"​

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It seems that Heritage is predicting that collectors will eventually start paying premiums for the rarity related to the size of the mintmark.

 

So there is only 2 known? And how much would it be worth now?

 

2 known die pair, not 2 coins known

 

Not 2 coins, 2 die pairs are known which is thousands of coins. Based on what I can tell, the medium "O" does not currently drive a significant premium over the open bud large "O". But again, this is not my series. For a more in depth answer, you are going to need someone who specializes in seated coinage.

 

Oh, ok thank you all for your input.

 

Good sleuthing, all.