Series: Liberty Cap Right Half Cents 1794-1797
PCGS MS67BN
Survival Estimate | |
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All Grades | 1,000 |
60 or Better | 10 |
65 or Better | 2 |
Numismatic Rarity | |
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All Grades | R-5.0 |
60 or Better | R-9.5 |
65 or Better | R-9.9 |
Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
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All Grades | 11 / 11 |
60 or Better | 7 / 11 TIE |
65 or Better | 1 / 11 TIE |
Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
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All Grades | 13 / 14 |
60 or Better | 9 / 14 TIE |
65 or Better | 1 / 14 TIE |
For Half Cent collectors, the year 1795 is full of interesting varieties: heavy weight planchets, light weight planchets, Punctuated Date, No Pole, Lettered Edge, Plain Edge, struck on cut-down Large Cents and Talbot, Allum & Lee tokens, etc.
The earliest 1795 Half Cents were struck on 104 grain planchets with a lettered edge. Because of rising costs of copper, the weight was reduced to 84 grains and subsequent coins bore a plain edge.
Two die varieties of 1795 Half Cents have Lettered Edges, but only the Cohen 1 qualifies for the type:
Cohen 1 - a capital letter I was used for the 1 of the date.
Cohen 2 - a comma-like mark appears between the 1 and the 7 of the date, earning this variety the nickname "Punctuated Date" (under which type it appears).
Sources and/or recommended reading: "American Half Cents (Second Edition)" by Roger S. Cohen, Jr.