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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;giorgio11, post: 917262, member: 17094&quot;]Ah, OK, here we go: I forgot to look at Greer&#039;s entry for the No Drapery. That is the Large O variety &quot;scarce in all grades.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p><b>&quot;V-1 Large Round O.</b></p><p><b>&quot;Also Large O V-7</b> An 1840-O No Drapery obverse muled to the 1839-O large O, reverse of 1838-O. The discovery piece has a bisecting die crack on the reverse which begins at the rim and crosses though the O in OF ... One known to date&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Greer also lists a <b>1840-O No Drapery Medium O </b>&quot;scarce in all grades&quot;:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>&quot;V-2 Medium oval O&quot;</b> &quot;The Medium O exhibits a strong strike with full head, toe and shield. Obverse dentils are fully defined. This variety has defective stars 3 and 9, and all stars are boldly punched as is the date. All aspects of the reverse are strongly struck. The mintmark measures 0.9 millimeters, tilts a little right, and is positioned just left of the center of the bow. There is evidence of die clashing. Also, there are many die cracks on late die state specimens.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>His [1992; they may have changed now] rarity ratings range from R-5 to R-6 in Good-Mint State for these Large O and Medium O No Drapery coins, vs. &quot;very scarce&quot; for the 1840-O No Drapery V-3 through V-4a varieties. Finally, he lists an 1840-O No Drapery Small O rev. variety, V-6, as R-6, &quot;1840-O Small O, Open Buds, Transitional Die&quot; In other words, the little olive buds on the wreath near ONE DIME have open buds, little creases in them. </p><p><br /></p><p>The differences in the three mintmark sizes are clear from the photos. This is the book you really should try to buy (along with Valentine) if you are studying this series. The Large O mintmark is clearly centered between the bottom of the M (in DIME) and the top of the bow beneath. The Medium O is a bit closer to the left (facing) loop of the bow, and there is more space above the O than below it. The No Drapery Small O is about centered between the M and bow, is noticeably smaller than on the No Drapery coins. Hope this helps, again![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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