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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 1443247, member: 8959&quot;]Went to a very small local coin show this morning - they do mostly stamps and postcards: It is usually a waste of time, but I thought I would give it a try. </p><p><br /></p><p>As usual, there were very few sellers with coins, only about 6 or so, but one seller I had never seen there before had this little half dime which caught my eye.&nbsp; I did not have any reference material with me, and I don&#039;t focus on later U.S coinage, but it was very reasonably priced (50 euros - about 65 $), nicely toned, and does have a early date. Also, it has an &#039;O&#039; mintmark and that is always interesting, so I bought it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Back home now, and checking in my Red Book I see that New Orleans minted 2 types of Half dimes in 1840: with and w/o drapery. Well this is the with drapery type, and it appears to be the scarcer of the two. The condition is not so bad either. Quite happy with it.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>What do you guys think?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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