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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24826511, member: 101855&quot;]Here is a 1796 over 5 half dime. This was the very first overdate coin that the U.S. mint issued.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the worst one that is in a slab, the last I knew. I wish I could upgrade it, but I have not been able to do that. NGC graded it VG-8. </p><p><br /></p><p>Overall there are about 50 known. At one time it was thought that there were only 7 or 8, and all of them were high grade. The reason was that only advanced, wealthy collectors had checked their coins. Once others looked at their pieces, more were found. It&#039;s still a tough coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1589666[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1589667[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The overdate is not that sharp.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1589668[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The way to spot it is on the reverse. If the berry is under the &quot;E&quot; in &quot;UNITED,&quot; it&#039;s the over date.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1589669[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If it is under the &quot;D&quot; in &quot;UNITED,&quot; it&#039;s the normal date.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1589670[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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