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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 3727643, member: 66"]Small letters, introduced on the seated half in 1839. The letters are very small and WELL away from the rim.</p><p><img src="https://content.propertyroom.com/listings/sellers/seller888888946/images/origimgs/1840-seated-liberty-half-dollar-small-letters-proof-like-888888946_27620181358584310023.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Medium letters this is actually a leftover 1839 O capped bust half rev die. Letters are noticeably larger and close to the rim. Note the space separation between S OF A .</p><p><img src="https://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/6234_37656084_Max.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Large letters this rev started in 1842, the letters are slightly larger and still close to the rim, but now S OF A are so close together it almost looks like one word. The left foot of A is under the upper serif of the F.</p><p><img src="https://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/6241_37656350_Max.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Calling one of them rev of 38 is a bit confusing because both the small letter and medium letter reverse were 1839 reverses, but the medium letter is the same style that was used in 1838.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 3727643, member: 66"]Small letters, introduced on the seated half in 1839. The letters are very small and WELL away from the rim. [IMG]https://content.propertyroom.com/listings/sellers/seller888888946/images/origimgs/1840-seated-liberty-half-dollar-small-letters-proof-like-888888946_27620181358584310023.jpg[/IMG] Medium letters this is actually a leftover 1839 O capped bust half rev die. Letters are noticeably larger and close to the rim. Note the space separation between S OF A . [IMG]https://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/6234_37656084_Max.jpg[/IMG] Large letters this rev started in 1842, the letters are slightly larger and still close to the rim, but now S OF A are so close together it almost looks like one word. The left foot of A is under the upper serif of the F. [IMG]https://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/6241_37656350_Max.jpg[/IMG] Calling one of them rev of 38 is a bit confusing because both the small letter and medium letter reverse were 1839 reverses, but the medium letter is the same style that was used in 1838.[/QUOTE]
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