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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;giorgio11, post: 917247, member: 17094&quot;]From Brian Greer&#039;s <i>Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dimes</i> (1992):</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;V-5 (Valentine was another early series researcher) with small round O and V-7 with small round O and a different large letters reverse than that used on the V-5. Discovered by W. Harmon.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;V-5 has a full head, shield and toe: also a bold date and some weakness in he dentils. The pendant lines up slightly right of the upright of the 4, and the shield points to the top of the I. Also the obverse die shows some evidence of rust. Late die states of the reverse will show mushy letters in UNITED and AMERICA. The mintmark measures 0.8 millimeters, tilts slightly left, and lines up directly under the left standard of the M in DIME. Lower portion of ribbon is weak with cracks off of ribbon ends.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The new V-7 combines the obverse of the V-5 with a different large letters reverse. Die cracks on the reverse run from the rim through the left edge of the U in UNITED to a leaf and from the edge through I in AMERICA to a bid.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is no mention of different-size O mintmarks, just &quot;small round O.&quot; It is nonetheless possible that some rev. dies may have had the mintmark punched in more heavily/lightly than others, which might make them look larger or smaller. (The addition of a mintmark via a punch tool was a manual operation, done at the Philadelphia Mint die shop. The dies were then shipped to the branch mints.)</p><p><br /></p><p>He also cites Harmon&#039;s article on the 1840-O in <i>The Gobrecht Journal </i>Collective Vol. 3, 1990, pp. 119-122. Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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