1960 O Seated half

There's something about this coin that i love. I know it has a little nick on her cheek, but I'll take it. Also take a look at the Mint mark is it me or is it placed a little to close to the Eagle.

 

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Mintmarks were punched into the dies by hand back then. There was an area anywhere within which it was OK to place the mintmark. I suspect the men punching the MMs at the branch mints were not quite as careful as those at the Philly Mint. The location of that MM looks pretty high but was probably fine.

 

Cool coin - nice original coin in my opinion. Looks like some come close and some farther away. I was looking on heritage. Very nice coin.

 

Well said! I don't think that the New Orleans mint in general did anything as well as Philadelphia!

 

Did Philadelphia punch any mintmarks?

 

The mintmarks were punched into the dies at Philadelphia not the branch mints.

 

nice coin, BUT:

Get it out of that 2X2, the plastic is torn, and something may damange the coin.

 

it was removed as soon as i took the pic dont ask me why i didnt take the pic after i removed it.

 

Very Nice !!!
great year too

 

I'm lost here. Are you saying that the Branch mint coins had there letters punched in "at" the philly mint, then the die was sent to the branch mint? Philly coins obviously didn't have mintmarks back then, so this is a little confusing.

thanks.

 

New Orleans mint was the hand me down mint. they were treated like a red headed step child.
that why the coin from there have so many variety's

 

I've seen several of these with a high O mintmark. Seems to be more common than not.

 

Nice coin. :high5: I love the reverse on those old halves.

 

The dies were all made at Philly and sent to the branch mints.

 

Thanks, but is there something with this year that is hard to find? I thought it was common.

 

this coin went back tot he future?

 

Nice details , I really like it but like Frank said get it out of that 2X2 how about a IS 2X2 , or an Airtite .
rzage

 

Like I said it has been removed from that holder

 

The New Orleans Mint would have been long defunct in 1960.

 

Nice coin!