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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: HALF DIMES - SEATED LIBERTY
Item Description: H10C 1861
Full Grade: PCGS MS 66
Owner: Electric Peak

Set Details

Custom Sets: This coin is not in any custom sets.
Competitive Sets: EPC Set 2   Score: 2464
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Seated Liberty Half Dimes (1837-1873)

Owner Comments:

PCGS graded MS 66, CAC approved
Variety: V-5; FS-301, '1/0 overdate'

This coin is certified by PCGS (in an OGH) as a normal date 1861 half dime. It appeared in an online-only Heritage auction session associated with the 2013 FUN show, cataloged as a normal date. I and at least two others (the winner and the underbidder) recognized it for what it is: a '1/0 overdate' variety. (It is now generally accepted that the 1861 1/0 varieties are not true overdates, but the result of a faulty date punch.) I obtained it five months later, in another Heritage auction associated with a Long Beach show. I paid about $1000 less than the earlier buyer!

Luster: 4/5

Photo credit: Electric Peak Collection

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