Gerry Fortin's 2nd Set of Liberty Seated Dimes
1849-O
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
DIMES - SEATED LIBERTY |
| Item Description: |
10C 1849 O |
| Full Grade: |
PCGS MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Gerry Fortin |
Owner Comments:
Mintage: 300,000
Obverse Dies: 3 Known
In problem free EF or better, 1849-O dimes are difficult to locate. Mint State specimens are available but at a significant premium to later New Orleans Mint State dimes from 1850 through 1852. Large O examples are nearly always weakly struck on obverse and reverse. Finding a fully struck Large O dime will be very challenging and could take many years. Small O Varieties 102 and 104 are the most likely to be found well struck. Three obverse dies and two reverse dies were used to produce the 1849 New Orleans coinage.
Plate Coin: Fortin 103b, Rusted Obverse, Small O, Medium Gray and Light Gold Toning Over Lustrous Surfaces, Bold Strike and One of the Finest 1849-O Examples Seen