1842-O Liberty Seated Half Dime CACG F12

CAC Grading. A simply superb, absolutely gem-for-the-grade example of this better date. I thought this should be in a VF holder, and perhaps if I tried it again at another service, that might be the result. Regardless, it is worth "VF money". There is actual luster, and the coin is perfect but for a truly tiny reverse rim nick above S2, as seen. Compare to this NGC VF25, sold Feb 2023 at Heritage for $360 (a coin that has more detail but is not on the same planet in terms of quality): https://coins.ha.com/itm/seated-half-dimes/half-dimes/1842-o-h10c-vf25-ngc-ngc-census-3-37-pcgs-population-11-67-cdn-365-whsle-bid-for-ngc-pcgs-vf25-mintage-350-000/a/132306-23078.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515