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1859-O
Medium O
Large O
Mintage: 480,000
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Var# |
Obv |
Rev |
DR |
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Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics |
Ahwash |
Greer |
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1 |
A |
1C |
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Low Date, Upward Slope, Closed 5 / Large O, [mm C,C] |
A-1 |
G102 |
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1 |
B |
1C |
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Low Date, Upward Slope, Closed 5 / Medium O, [mm Rt,L,TR3] |
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2 |
B |
0B1 |
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Medium Level Date, Open 5 / Medium O, [mm Rt,L,TR3] |
A-2 |
G101 |
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2 |
C |
0B1 |
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Med Level Date, Open 5 / Large O, DC Rim To UN(I)TED, Wreath, (D)IME |
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3 |
C |
1L |
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Low Date, Up Slope, Cl 5 / Large O, DC Rim To UN(I)TED, Wreath, (D)IME |
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Scarcity: A fairly common date in the With Stars series, however it becomes very scarce in EF or better. The Medium and Large O mintmarks are equally available with a slight edge to the Medium O in difficulty. This date is also readily available in Mint State. Updated Greer Rarity Ratings Medium O Rarity: G-VG R2+, F-VF R3+, EF-AU R4+, MS R4+ Large O Rarity: G-VG R2, F-VF R3+, EF-AU R4, MS R4 Overall Rarity: G-VG R2, F-VF R3-, EF-AU R4-, MS R4- Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State
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Variety |
Rarity |
Variety |
Rarity |
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R3 |
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R3 |
- |
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R3 |
- |
R3 |
- |
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R3 |
- |
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Comments: Three reverse dies appear to have been used for the 1859-O mintage based on the research to date. Two of the reverse dies have Large O mintmarks while the remaining reverse die has a Medium O mintmark. This could explain the slightly higher difficulty in finding Medium O specimens. Greer mentions a Large O reverse with a very weak mintmark, "probably from a filled die". I have not seen this variety, so it goes unlisted for the time being. Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues
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1963 |
1973 |
1983 |
1993 |
2003 |
2012 |
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G |
1.25 |
2.5 |
9.5 |
7.25 |
20 |
20 |
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F |
3.5 |
5.5 |
25 |
22.5 |
30 |
30 |
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EF |
- |
15 |
75 |
75 |
100 |
100 |
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MS60 |
20 |
110 |
725 |
330 |
500 |
500 |
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MS63 |
- |
- |
- |
800 |
800 |
750 |
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