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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bikergeek, post: 5144005, member: 112428&quot;]Newish forum member here. But I&#039;m really interested in the Capped Bust Half Dimes, and I managed to find the Logan/McCloskey (LM) book a few months ago to help me identify the various die marriages and remarriages. Fascinating stuff!</p><p><br /></p><p>OP&#039;s picture is of the 1836 LM-5, which is Obverse 3 for that year and Reverse HH. (LM starts each year&#039;s obverses with 1, but the reverses have their own names and some of them are used across multiple years). Reverse HH and Rev FF both have small 5Cs - which OP has pictured above.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are repeated 3/inv3 errors in the series: two in 1834 and one in 1836. For 1836, the error occurred on 1836 Obverse 2. 1836 Obverse 2&#039;s only Reverse pairing was with Reverse GG and that Rev uses a large 5c stamp. This is LM-3, and it&#039;s a Rarity 1 coin although it can be tough to find because it&#039;s a variety of interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>But your eyes do NOT deceive you: the LM-5 has this characteristic, to quote the LM book: &quot;Digit 3 recut on outside of lower ball.&quot; That little tail on the left of the lower ball of 3, and the small 5 on the reverse with the N in United also also repunched (look at the right upright of that N), are key identifying points for the LM-5 marriage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also note: there was a link to the &quot;web.archive.org&quot; site. It points to a fantastic reference for CBHD collectors. But it&#039;s not perfect - and although the table identifies LM-3 as comprising Obv 2 / Rev GG, if you click on the LM-3 link, the JPG that pulls up mistakenly says &quot;Obv 1 Rev GG.&quot; Just adds to the fun, eh?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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