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1839-O
| Weight | 1.34 g |
| Diameter | 15.5 mm |
| Mint | New Orleans |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 1,034,000 |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 90% Silver, 10% Copper |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Christian Gobrecht |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-1043 |
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The 1839-O half dime was struck at the New Orleans Mint in a mintage of 1,060,000 coins, the second year of New Orleans half dime production and a dramatic increase from the 70,000-coin 1838-O issue. The O mintmark below the wreath on the reverse identifies the coin as a New Orleans product. Mintages at New Orleans were now scaling up as the branch mint found its footing and developed the capacity to produce substantial quantities of silver coinage.
The No Drapery design continues from 1838, and the 1839-O is a No Drapery coin. The subtype is a three-year run (1838-1840) that makes early Seated Liberty half dimes from any mint collectible as transitional issues before the drapery modification.
Surviving examples are available in circulated grades. The 1839-O is more common than the 1838-O because of the higher mintage but less common than the Philadelphia issues of the same year. A problem-free example in Very Fine or better represents the date well at a moderate price.
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| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | $26 | $30 |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | $29 | $34 |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | $38 | $44 |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | $78 | $90 |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | $163 | $188 |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | $265 | $305 |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | $775 | $890 |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | $2,235 | $2,365 |
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