Alright so I'm taking a closer look at some of the coins I bought last week and I seen that the 1858 half dime has a few varieties listed in the coins monthly magazine. I looked at the coin with a loop at the coin shop but nothing compares to the one I have at home that I've been using for years now. So after looking at the date I noticed something... What exactly is this? Die clashes? There's something on both the right field on the obverse, and right through the E in Dime and both above and below it....
A die clash and a major one is exactly what it is you can make out the leaves from the wreath on the reverse die clearly
Alright, so I found an article on NGC about this coin, but it doesn't actually say if it increases the value of the coin, it simply says "Far less spectacular, but still interesting, is the coin shown. Not only is it quite well struck for an 1858(P) half dime, but it also shows very prominent die-clash impressions from the dies striking one another multiple times due to a planchet mis-feed." NGC Link to the quote above LINK
Nice clash . Now you've made me frantic as I have a '5? 1/2 dime with a major clash on both sides that my Father gave me . I went to get it to see what date it was and it wasn't where I last had it . I'm sure it will show up but I wanted to see it now . lol
I like a nice clash such as this. Some will pay a small premium. Others do not care for them. I collected clash die coins for many years.
Die clashes, like die cracks, rarely add a premium to a coin. The major exception is when they are used as a diagnostic to a die variety.
