1/2 Cent USA (1776 - ) Copper

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Denomination:

1/2 Cent

Metal:

Copper

State:

USA (1776 - )

Issue year(s):

1794-1797

Liberty Cap Half Cents

Head Facing Right (1794-1797)

Designer – Engraver: Robert Scot
Metal Composition: 100% Copper
Diameter: 23.5 mm
Mass / Weight: 6.74 grams

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1797 C-2 R3 NCS graded Good details, scratches. The obverse has the sharpness of Good-6 while the reverse is several points weaker due in part to bulges from die swelling. The fields and protected areas are covered with very fine roughness and both sides display myriad fine scratches that blen ...

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1797 C-1 R2 1 Above 1 Variety VG10. Glossy dark olive brown and steel. Smooth surfaces with only trivial defects consistent with the grade. LDS, Manley state 5.0. The obverse die is shattered causing severe weakness at ICA in AMERICA and minor weakness at NIT in UNITED. The date is strong, inc ...

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1795 C-6a R2 Without Pole. PCGS graded EF-40. Choice glossy chocolate and olive brown. Smooth and very attractive, nearly flawless. The only mark is a tiny, very light rim bruise over the L in LIBERTY. Struck slightly off center to K-10.5 on a cut-down Talbot Allum & Lee Cent. The PCGS label s ...

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1794 C-2a R2+. PCGS graded VF-30. Rather glossy dark steel brown and olive with traces of frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. The surfaces are decent but a glass reveals extremely fine granularity covering all but the highpoints. No verdigris. The only notable ...

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1794 C-9 R2 G6. The obverse is slightly sharper but the reverse is a bit weaker. Glossy chocolate brown. No corrosion or verdigris, but there are some contact marks. The obverse is very nice except for a pair of old pinscratches and the right half of the reverse is uneven thanks to a few very ...

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1794 C-8 R5 VF20. Five points sharper but the toning is a bit dark and there are a few very light contact marks on the cheek and chin, all blended perfectly into the natural toning. Slightly glossy dark steel and olive brown. Nicely struck LDS, Manley state 2.0, showing a clear die crack down ...

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