Another interesting Half Dime

I've been very, very slowly going through the many half dimes I bought and put away 30+ years ago and I've posted a few of them recently. I came across this one this morning, an 1846 plain:



I did a quick search and didn't find another one shown in this forum so I thought I'd take a pic and post it.

 

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@Eduard here’s a coin for you

 

Beautiful piece; always tough to find even, consistent wear.

 

Very nice. An under appreciated series.

 

Oooooooo, that one is a goodie

 

Nice coin. Tough date.

 

I have her larger sister, but she needs her little sister....
Nice and scarce. Lovely!

 

Lower mintage than the new ASE.

 

G6?

 

That's a nice looking coin and a tougher date to boot. Thanks for posting.

 

That’s the date to have! Sweet!

 

Nice key date with good original surfaces

 

1846 is a wicked tough date in this series.

I am sorry to say this, but the date does not look right on that one. There should not be a crosslet on the 4. I have my doubts that it is genuine.

 

I'm not sure what you mean, every one I see has the crosslet. I actually found a couple PCGS graded ones that look like a perfect die match to mine. Check out this ebay example, item no. 133142025201

 

The photos on the PCGS page have crosslet fours:
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1846-h10c/4336

 

I looked at some slabbed examples the date on yours is an exact match. I have no doubt it’s genuine. A ngc g-4 sold for $1110 recently. It had a similar look though I’d call yours g-6

 

Where’s @Paddy54 he’s the half dime guy. I’m sure he’d enjoy seeing this one

 

The PCGS website shows pix of four 1846 HalfDimes they have certified. All of those have a crosslet 4. See https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1846-h10c/images/4336

 

I thought the date looked crude, but in comparing it with known genuine coins it is a match. I'm envious it is one of the four pieces I still need for my set. 46, 65, 66, and 67.