1795 1/2 C Lettered Edge, C-1, B-1, R.2, MS64 Brown PCGS. CAC

1795 1/2 C Lettered Edge, C-1, B-1, R.2, MS64 Brown PCGS. CAC (image 1/4)
1795 1/2 C Lettered Edge, C-1, B-1, R.2, MS64 Brown PCGS. CAC (image 2/4)
1795 1/2 C Lettered Edge, C-1, B-1, R.2, MS64 Brown PCGS. CAC (image 3/4)
1795 1/2 C Lettered Edge, C-1, B-1, R.2, MS64 Brown PCGS. CAC (image 4/4)
Pricing & History
1795 1/2 C Lettered Edge, C-1, B-1, R.2, MS64 Brown PCGS. CAC. Ex: Eliasberg. 116.3 grains per the Eliasberg catalog, substantially above the 104-grain standard, and typically overweight for the variety that was minted from planchets made from rolled sheet copper. Breen Die State IV, Manley Die State 2.0. A trace of the reverse die bulge is evident at AME. Sharply defined with good centering. The lower-obverse border and upper-reverse border have narrow dentils compared to the opposing points on each side. Splendid chestnut-brown surfaces exhibit slight field reflectivity on the obverse with a few trivial marks that are mostly left over from the planchet before this beauty was struck. Wispy blue overtones on the obverse enhance the eye appeal of this lovely half cent. The reverse features frosty cartwheel luster. Conservatively graded MS62 Brown in the Eliasberg catalog where this cataloger called the piece a "Glorious" 1795 Lettered Edge half cent. This example has far finer surfaces than the Missouri cabinet coin, although it exhibits none of the original red mint color of that other example. A high-ranking example in the 1795 C-1, B-1 Condition Census, and finest known in the opinion of half cent researcher Frank Wilkinson. The Missouri Cabinet had two examples of this variety, both PCGS graded MS63 Brown, while this piece is read more
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