Liberty Seated Dimes Varieties 1837-1891 - 1839 New Orleans Variety Chapter Page

1839-O

Small O

Large O

Mintage: 1,323,000

Top 100	Var#	Obv	Rev	DR	Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics	Ahwash	Greer
	101	1	A	-2L	Medium Level Date / Small O, [mm Rt,H]	A-1
	102	1.2	B	-2L	Die Crack Left Base to Rim / Small O, DCr (U)NITED to Rim, [mm Rt,H]	A-2
*	103	1.2	D.2	-2L	DCr Right and Left Base to Rim / Large O, LDS DC (U)NITED (ST)ATES	A-5	G104
	104	2	C	-3R	Star 8 Boldly Repunched / Repunched Large O		G102
*	104a	2	C.2	-3R	Star 8 Boldly Repunched / Repunched Large O, Bisecting Horizontal DCr	A-3	G102
	105	3	D	-3B-2	Rim Cud at 5:00, Star 1 and 12 Repunched / Large O, [mm Rt,H]	A-4	G103
	105a	3.2	D	-3B-2	Rim Cuds at 1:00 - 4:00 and 5:00 / Large O, [mm Rt,H]
	105b	3.3	D.2	-3B-2	Late Die State, Die Cracks Through Stars / Large O, DCr (U)NITED
	105c	3.3	D.3	-3B-2	LDS, Die Cracks Through Stars / VLDS, Large O, DCr (U)NITED
	106	4	E	-3R	Stars 1 and 5 Repunched / Lg. O, [mm Rt,L], EDS Shattered Cobweb Rev
*	106a	4.2	E.2	-3R	Stars 1 and 5 Repunched / Shattered Cobweb Reverse	A-6	G101
	107	5	B.2	-2R	Lapped Die, Stars 1-3 Weak, Repunched Star 9 / Lapped Die, Small O
*	108	5	F	-2R	Lapped Die, Stars 1-3 Weak / Huge O, Reverse of 1838 (B)	A-7
	108a	5	F.2	-2R	Lapped Die, Stars 1-3 Weak / LDS Huge O, DCr ST(ATES) to Rim
	109	5	G	-2R	Lapped Die, Stars 1-3 Weak / Small O, Rev 1840-O
	110	3	H	-3B-2	Late Die State, Die Cracks Through Stars / Large O, [mm C,H]


Variety Vs. Denticle Ruler Cross Reference Table

Reverse Die and Mintmark Position Comparison Guide

Scarcity: A common date in the lower circulated grades but becomes difficult in grades of EF or better.  Large O 
examples are more available in lower grades than the Small O.  The Small O is quite scarce in EF or better grades.

Updated Greer Rarity Ratings
Overall Rarity: G-VG R1, F-VF R2+, EF-AU R4, MS R5
Small O Rarity: G-VG R2, F-VF R3+, EF-AU R5, MS R6+
Large O Rarity: G-VG R2-, F-VF R3, EF-AU R4, MS R5+
Huge O Rarity: G-VG R4+, F-VF R5, EF-AU R6, MS -

                            Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State

Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums	Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums
101	R4	20-40%	106	R3	-
102	R4	20-40%	106a	R4	50-100%
103	R6	500-750%	107	R6	500-1000%
104	R4	-	108	R5	300-500%
104a	R4+	-	108a	R5	300-500%
105	R3	-	109	R6	700-1200%
105a	R3	-	110	R7+	500-750%
105b	R4	-
105c	R6	50-100%


Comments: The Huge O or "Reverse of 1838-O" dimes are listed as Variety 108 and 108a.  They command a significant price premium. 
More difficult is Varieties 107 and 109, which is the pairing of the 1839-O Huge O lapped obverse die with two different Small O 
reverse dies.  The first pairing is with Small O Reverse B and should command a very significant premium if available.  The final 
pairing of the Huge O obverse with a second Small O Reverse G is also very rare at this time with two examples extant.  Variety 103, 
the marriage of Obverse 1 with the common Large O Reverse D die, also is very difficult to locate and should be afforded a 
considerable premium when found.  During July 2010, an incremental die pairing between Obverse 3 and Large O Reverse H was added. 
Reverse H is a new reverse die with was previously undocumented in either 1839 or 1840.  More research is needed to determine the 
origins of Reverse H.

                            Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues

Grade	1963	1973	1983	1993	2003	2012
G	3	4	11	9	20	25
F	8	7	28	21	30	40
EF	-	30	90	75	125	150
MS60	30	225	750	600	600	1000
MS63	-	-	-	1350	1350	1750

1839-O Date Gallery

Back to Date and Mintmark Table