A frosty golden-gray specimen with a wide array of varied gold and orange-gold highlights throughout. Softly struck at the top of the obverse and at the opposite area on the reverse, yet otherwise suitably bold for an early New Orleans Mint issue. Though 350,000 examples of the 1842-O half dime were struck, circulation patterns were such that relatively few Mint State examples of the date exist today. A nice opportunity for an advanced half dime collector or for those who simply enjoy adding a bit of branch mint spice to their type collection.,,PCGS# 4331. NGC ID: 2333.,PCGS Population: 4; 2 finer (both MS-66).,
