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1846-O 
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General Comments
1846-O is a semi-key date in the Liberty Seated dollar series. With a mintage ranking of 27th out of
47 the collector would expect that it would be easy to locate, but that’s only partially true. 1846-O
dollars are scarce, probably in part due to their demand as the first New Orleans product in the series.
Nice problem-free examples can be located, but patient searching is required. Lower grade examples,
VF or less, are more available than many other dates. Apparently coins in the New Orleans area
circulated more than their Philadelphia counterparts. Mint state examples are very rare.
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1846-O Die Marriages
A single die pair was used to strike all currently known 1846-O examples.
Die Marriage |
Rarity |
Obverse Die |
Reverse Die |
Estimated Survivors |
| OC-1 | R2 | 1 | A | 1250 |
In late states both the obverse and reverse dies cracked. The reverse die cracks appeared
much earlier than those on the obverse. Early die states with a perfect reverse die are very rare.
In its final state the dies rotated approximately 45 degrees. Examples of this die rotation are rare,
but can be located with patient searching. We’ve included this rotated die variety as one of our Top-30 varieties.
1846-O Emission Sequence
With only a single business strike die marriage the emission sequence isn't terribly interesting.
Emission Order |
Die Marriage |
Comments |
| 1 | OC-1 |
1846-O Quick Finder Chart
With only a single die marriage known the quick-finder keys should be used to verify that examples are genuine.
Die Marriage |
Obv Die |
Rev Die |
Right Base of 1 |
Keys to Identification |
| OC-1 | 1 | A | JR of C | Obverse: High date. RB of 1 JR of C. Die lines around ribbon end below finger.
Reverse: Mintmark slightly high and left of centered. |
| Photo credits:
Obverse reverse full photos: 1846-O PCGS MS64 CAC, from the Heritage archives. |