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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Omegaraptor, post: 8485829, member: 76105&quot;]Was browsing Ebay last week for half dimes and saw a dark ex-jewelry coin described as 18xx-O. I recognized the reverse from somewhere, given the mintmark size. Indeed, this reverse was only used on 1838-O and a rare variety in 1839.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1502358[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And the obverse… NO stars!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1502357[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The BIN price on this one was… eight dollars and free shipping. So after waiting out the ebay standard envelope shipping, it arrived.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1502356[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1502355[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This is my heavily discounted admission to the exclusive 1838-O half dime club. It’s corroded, rim-damaged, bent, and holed, but it’s one of 70000 minted - and one of just a couple hundred left, AFAIK. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hope you found a way to enjoy this coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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