1849-O

 

     

Small O

     

Large O


Mintage: 300,000                                                                     

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100

Var#

Obv

Rev

DR

 

Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics

Ahwash

Greer

 

101

1

A

0R

 

 Medium Level Date / Large O, Oblique Punch, [mm Rt,H]

 

 

 

101a

1

Aa

0R

 

 Medium Level Date / Large O, Reverse Rotated Left 52 Degrees

 

 

 

101ab

1

Ab

0R

 

 Medium Level Date / Large O, Reverse Rotated Left 34 Degrees

   

 

101b

1

A.2

0R

 

 Medium Level Date / Large O, Oblique Punch, Shattered Reverse

A-1

 

 

102

1

B.2

0R

 

 Med Level Date/Small O, Lapped Die, [mm C,H], No Spurs on AME(RI)CA

 

G101

 

103

2

B

0B1

 

 Bold High Level Date / Small O, Spurs on AME(RI)CA, Reverse Rotated  Right 10 Degrees

 

 

 

103a

2.2

B

1L

 

 Lapped Die, Weak High Level Date / Small O, Spurs on AME(RI)CA

A-4

 

 

103ab

2.2

Bab

1L

 

 Weak High Level Date / Small O, Reverse Rotated Left 85 Degrees

A-2

 

 

103ac

2.2

Bac

1L

 

 Weak High Level Date / Small O, Reverse Rotated Left 105 Degrees

 

 
 

103ad

2.2

Bad

1L

 

 Weak High Level Date / Small O, Reverse Rotated Left 65 Degrees

   

 

103c

2.3

B

1L

 

 Rusted Die, Weak High Level Date / Small O, Spurs on AME(RI)CA

 

G102

 *

104

3

B

0L

 

 Repunched 184, High Level Date / Small O, Die Crack Rim To AMERI(C)A

A-3

G103

 

104a

3

Bb

0L

 

 Repunched 184 / Small O, Reverse Rotated Left 48 Degrees

 

 

 

104b

3.2

B.2

0C

 

 Lapped Die, Repunched 184 Removed/ Lapped Die, No Spurs on AME(RI)CA

 

 


Scarcity: In lower circulated grades through VF, the 1849-O dime is available with some searching.  In EF or better, 
this date becomes very 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.  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.
 
Updated Greer Rarity Ratings
Small O Rarity: G-VG R2+, F-VF R3+, EF-AU R5, MS R7
Large O Rarity: G-VG R2+, F-VF R3+, EF-AU R5, MS R7
Overall Rarity: G-VG R2, F-VF R3, EF-AU R4+, MS R6+ 

                                Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State

Variety

Rarity

Suggested Premiums

Variety

Rarity

Suggested Premiums

101

R4

-

103ac

R6

125-250%

101a

R6

300-500%

103ad

R6

125-250%

101b

R4

-

103c

R4

-

102

R4

-

104

R4

30-50%

103

R5

50-100%

104a

R5

100-200%

103a

R4

-

104b

R4

-

103ab

R5

100-200%

     
Comments: Three obverse dies and a Small and Large O set of reverse dies produced the 1849-O mintage.  Both reverse 
dies appear to be unique to coinage in 1849 and are not leftover dies from earlier years.  Strike weakness is common 
on 1849-O dimes with die lapping being a possible explanation for a portion of the Small O population.  Well struck
examples of the repunched 184 variety are the highlight of this date.  This date also presents three different 
die marriages each resulting in significantly rotated reverse dies.  

                               Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues

Grade

1963

1973

1983

1993

2003

2012

G

5

7.5

10.5

7.75

20

25

F

10

15

55

42.5

50

50

EF

-

37.5

260

195

300

375

MS60

-

-

-

2750

2500

2750

MS63

-

-

-

5750

6000

6500

 

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