1840 (O) Seated Liberty Half - Medium Letters - Reverse of 1838
This coins was minted in New Orleans, but there's no mintmark. What gives????
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Here's a scarce and interesting variety. USACoinBook's own page for this coin provides an excellent explanation of why this New Orleans issue lacks the usual "O" mintmark:
One major variety of the 1840 Seated Liberty Half Dollar features the reverse of 1838 design which included a larger eagle and medium sized letters as depicted above. This coin is highly unusual because it was minted in New Orleans but does not have an "O" mint mark. It was discovered that the New Orleans mint was trying to save money by using an older die from the reverse of the 1838 Capped Bust Half Dollar. Although this older coin had the "O" mint mark on the obverse of the coin - not on the reverse. When they used the older die on the newer coin - it resulted in no "O" mint mark on either side of the coin. (Do not get this rare variety confused with the coins minted at the Philadelphia Mint - which by tradition did not put mintmarks on their older coins!)
The variety with the small letters was actually struck using a die from the reverse of a newer 1839 half dollar and was produced in Philadelphia. Typically any coin without a mint mark is assumed to be minted at the Primary Philadelphia Mint.
This coin has some obverse scratches as shown. It's a tough one.
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