Liberty Seated Dimes Varieties 1837-1891 - 1841 New Orleans Variety Chapter Page

1841-O

Closed Bud Reverse

Open Bud Reverse

Mintage: 2,007,500

Top 100	Var#	Obv	Rev	DR	Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics	Ahwash	Greer
*	101	1	A	-1B0	Date Far Left / Large O, Closed Bud Reverse 1840-O (A)	A-1	G102
*	102	1	B	-1B0	Date Far Left / Small O, Closed Bud Reverse 1840-O (D)		G101
	103	2	C	0B1	Medium Date, Slope Up / Medium O, [mm C,C,TR], Clashed Die	A-2
	103a	2.2	C.2	0B1	Lapped Die, Medium Date, Slope Up / Lapped Die, Med O, Rev 1842-O(F)
	104	3	D	0C	Medium Level Date / Med O, [mm Rt,H,TR], DCr STAT(ES), Clashed Die	A-3
	104a	3	D.2	0C	Medium Level Date / Lapped Die, Med O, [mm Rt,H,TR], DCr STAT(ES)
	105	3	E	0C	Medium Level Date / Small O, Late Die State Reverse 1842-O (D)
	106	4	F.2	0B1	Medium Level Date / Small O, [mm Rt,H], Die Crack AMER(I)CA	A-4
	107	4	G	0B1	Medium Level Date / Small O, [mm Lt,H]
	107a	4	G.2	0B1	Medium Level Date / Die Crack STA(TES), Small O, [mm Lt,H]
	107b	4	G.3	0B1	Medium Level Date / Retained Cud STA(TES)
	108	5	H	1R	Low Date, Upward Slope / Small O, [mm C,H,TR], Die Crack AM(E)RICA	A-5
	108a	5.2	H.2	1R	Lapped Die / Lapped Die, Late Die State, Die Crack Rim to AM(E)RICA
	109	6	I	0C	Date Slopes Down / Small O, [mm Rt,H,TR], Die Crack Rim to AMERIC(A)
	109a	6.2	I	0C	Filled Die, Date Slopes Down / Small O, DCr Rim to AMERIC(A)
	110	7	J	0R	Medium Level Date / Small O, DC Rim to (U)NITED O(F) AMER(I)CA
	111	8	K	1B2	Rusted Die, Low Date, SUS / Small O, Die Defects at AMER(ICA)
	111a	8	K.2	1B2	Rusted Die, Low Date, SUS / Die Crack Rim to STAT(ES), Small O
	111b	8	K.3	1B2	Rusted Die, Low Date, SUS / Die Cud Rim to STAT(ES), Small O
	112	8	F.3	1B2	Rusted Die, Low Date, SUS / Worn Die, Small O, Die Crack AMER(I)CA
	112a	8.2	F.3	1B2	Rim Cud at 8:00, Rusted Die / Worn Die, Small O, Die Crack AMER(I)CA
	113	9	L	1L	Medium Level Date, Weak Stars 1 to 3 / Sm O, [mm R,C], DC STA(TES OF)
	114	10	M	1C	Medium Date, Upward Slope / Small O, Extra Metal Between (O)F and Rim
	115	10	F	1C	Medium Date, Upward Slope / Small O, [mm R,H], Die Crack AMER(I)CA


Variety Vs. Denticle Ruler Cross Reference Table

Open Bud Reverse Die and Mintmark Position Comparison Guide

Scarcity: 1841-O Open Bud dimes are common in grades G through VF. Locating nice, problem free EF or better examples 
is challenging.  The Small O is slightly more common than the Medium O. On the other hand, 1841-O Closed Bud dimes 
(Varieties 101 and 102) are very rare but occasionally available due to publicity and extensive cherry picking.  Both the Large O  
Closed Bud (Variety 101) and the Small O Closed Bud (Variety 102) are considered an R5 in any grade and bring substantial 
premiums due to their rarity and transitional nature. 
 
Updated Greer Rarity Ratings
Overall Rarity: G-VG R1, F-VF R1, EF-AU R3, MS R6-
Small O Closed Bud: G-VG R5+, F-VF R7, EF-AU R8, MS -
Large O Closed Bud: G-VG R5, F-VF R6, EF-AU R7, MS -
Small O Open Bud: G-VG R1, F-VF R2+, EF-AU R3+ MS R6+
Medium O Opend Bud: G-VG R1, F-VF R2+, EF-AU R4 MS R6+

                           Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State

Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums	Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums
101	R6	5000-8000%	108a	R4	-
102	R7	10000-20000%	109	R2	-
103	R2	-	109a	R6	-
103a	R5	100-200%	110	R3	-
104	R2	-	111	R4	-
104a	R5	50-100%	111a	R5	100-200%
105	R5	200-400%	111b	R7	300-500%
106	R2	-	112	R4	-
107	R4	-	112a	R6	50-100%
107a	R4	-	113	R3	-
107b	R6	200-300%	114	R3	-
108	R2	-	115	R4	-


Comments: The ratio of documented Small O Open Bud versus Medium O Open Bud dies does not correlate with availability 
of each mintmark size.  The ratio of 9:2 Small to Medium O dies would suggest that four Small O Open Bud dimes would 
be seen for every Medium O Open Bud dime.  Experience and the Greer rarity ratings do not support this suggestion with 
Small O Open Bud and Medium examples being fairly matched in availability. 

There is also an open question as to whether the stated mintage for 1841-O dimes is accurate.  Variety 105 with a shattered 
reverse from use in 1842, and Variety 116 with a reverse die previously known from limited 1842 coinage suggest that 1841 New  
Orleans dimes could have been struck in 1842 and included in the 1842-O mintage report.
  
                               Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues)

Grade	1963	1973	1983	1993	2003	2012
G	2	3	12	7.25	10	25
F	4.5	5	32	17	20	35
EF	-	25	165	65	85	100
MS60	27.5	115	1300	900	900	900
MS63	-	-	-	2050	1950	2250

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