LSCC

By Jason Feldman

The 1840-O Seated Dime with a mintage of over 1 million coins has numerous varieties for collecting.
There are small, medium, and large mint mark sizes. Even with such a large mintage, finding high grade
coin is very challenging. Locating a mint state example is a major undertaking as both PCGS and
NGC combined have graded only 17 coins and some of those are most likely… Continued...

By Bill Cowburn

Most Liberty Seated collectors are aware that new hubs were prepared for both the obverse and reverse of the US Trade Dollar with the new (improved) designs implemented beginning in 1875. All 1873 and 1874 issues have the Type 1 Obverse and Type 1 Reverse design (Type I/I) and all issues 1877 through the end of the series used the Type 2 Obverse and Type 2… Continued...

by Joe Brame, LSCC No. 2121

Although perhaps appropriate to other coins in the Liberty Seated series, this brief note will limit its focus to Liberty Seated half dollars. Why oh why is VF the only grade with four numeric designations: VF20, VF25, VF30 and VF35? If a coin is being advertised as VF, which of the above grades is it really? Certainly both of these questions are unanswerable… Continued...

I know, I know. I’m beating the subject coin to the point our readers may be getting tired of it. Well, fortunately for those who are getting tired of it, after tomorrow the sale and promotions should be all over. However, since the sales end tonight, the variety is heavy on my mind and a new theory has evolved.

Could it be that this 1857 Smoking Liberty Seated

by Stephen A. Crain
In addition to collecting the half dimes of all series, I also actively collect anything related to or made from half dimes, including love tokens, necklaces, bracelets, stickpins, buttons, brooches, letter openers, a finger bowl, and even a tiny spoon made from a half dime. For several years I have searched for an example of early American blown glass with an encapsulated coin, preferably a United… Continued...