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Message:: [QUOTE="bikergeek, post: 24698303, member: 112428"]I promise I'm not stalking [USER=101855]@johnmilton[/USER] but I scan the forum for half dimes, and he's kind enough to author some great threads on the topic. [USER=77976]@Nathan401[/USER], I love your 1836 LM-2! At R3, it's the rarest marriage in this post, so a tip-o-the-hat to you! LM-2 is the pairing of 1836 Obverse 1, and Reverse FF (recognizable with the small 5c where the 5 and C are far apart). It's a toughie - and it took me over 3 years to find a "forever" piece for my set. 1836 LM-1.1 (first of two LM-1 remarriages) pairs the brand-new 1836 Obv 1 with the fifth use of Rev DD (which saw its first four pairings in the coins dated 1835). 1836 LM-1.2 (second of two remarriages) pairs 1836 Obv 1 with the seventh and terminal use of reverse DD. Terminal - because of the big cud over TED. The bisecting obverse die crack on your coin happens during the striking of LM-1.2. That obverse then goes to strike your LM-2 coin with the die crack evident on all LM-2 specimens. Here's my LM-1.2 showing the imperfections of both Obv 1 and Rev DD. Note that stars 3 and 4 are super weak; they're still on the die and come back for your LM-2, but the cud on the reverse causes them not to strike up.[GALLERY=media, 20576]1836 LM-1.2 TrueView by bikergeek posted Sep 2, 2023 at 10:48 PM[/GALLERY] And if all that talk about "fifth use" and "seventh use" of the reverse DD makes you think you can't tell the players without a scorecard - well, the Logan / McCloskey book Federal Half Dimes 1792-1837 has the scorecard for ya:[GALLERY=media, 20575]Capped Bust Half Dime Rev DD Deterioration by bikergeek posted Sep 2, 2023 at 10:48 PM[/GALLERY][/QUOTE]

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