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Half Dollars 1839-o Bust. NGC graded Mint State 62. <b>Final issue of the Bust design, and only the second year that the New Orleans mint struck this denomination (it opened for business the year before). The mintmark is placed above the date on 1839-O half dollars, later, when the new seated Liberty was introduced the mark of minting would be switched to the reverse below the eagle. An attractive specimen, well proportioned and original toned, the surface has dappled medium gray to deeper antique silver patina on either side, some iridescent blue around the obverse periphery and beautiful reddish gold with some blue for the reverse. The mid- and later-1830s were times of many brief design experiments for most U.S. coin denominations. Between 1835 and 1839, no less than seven heads were introduced on cents, three types each on half dimes and dimes, four types on quarters, six on half dollars, five on quarter eagles, and at least five on half eagles. Little or no explanation reached the Mint files in the National Archives to help researches in their work of sorting things into workable categories; obscure technical reasons doubtless explained some of these changes, equally obscure aesthetic considerations presumably dictated the rest. In particular, there is no immediate answer to why the eagle was redrawn for the 1838-39 half-dollar reverses The shift from 50 CENTS to HALF DOL. was presumably for uniformity with the quarter dollar and silver dollar since it would continue on the new seated Liberty coins made in the latter half of 1839.</b> <p align="center">Superior Galleries was founded in 1929 and has been a leader in
the numismatic auction business since 1971.</p> <p align="center"><b>Consignments wanted for June 2 & 3, 2002 Pre-Long Beach Sale.</b></p> <p align="center"><b>Call Steve Deeds</b> at (800) 421-0754 ext 230.</p>
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