1850-O Small O? Half Dime Variety

Thanks guys. This isn't financial, I'm not going to sell anything. I just don't want to spend money grading coins that aren't worth more than the grading service cost. It just seems that if I ever do decide to sell these one day (on ebay or Vcoins or ?) it's much easier if they are slabbed, as trying to take a pic showing some of the subtle overstrikes is pretty tough. I can barely take a decent pic of a full coin.

 

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Well Brian sounds like you have some nice coins. I would enjoy them , H-10 ' s aren't everyone's cup of tea. I will say that they have a hook to them.....as I have seen a few here as well in my area who have been bitten by them.
If you do have them graded please post a few images for those of us who are still in the hunt have a visual on our prey.

 

I was just doing a photographic record of some coins when I saw your post. Here's an 1848 large date. It's one of the few that you don't need a microscope to see. I remember trying to find a better grade but I never could locate one.

 

I don't think I've ever seen the concept of "Large Date" ever expressed more clearly on a coin. It don't even fit.

 

Why they used a dime date on a half dime is beyond me. Quite the QC department at the mint in those days.

 

Well you know that during that time period , drinking on the job was not an issue. So that may explain the vision problems .
Must of used the punches for a half dollar.

 

What I want to know is where they found a "Small O" punch for a Half Dime.

 

God only knows......some of the seated coinage has some pretty messed up mpd's on them,or other crazy punches.
The 1876 quarter is one I always check for some sort of mpd on the coin.