1795 1/2C Lettered Edge, BN (Regular Strike)
Series: Liberty Cap Right Half Cents 1794-1797
PCGS MS67BN
PCGS MS66BN
PCGS MS63BN
- PCGS #:
- 1009
- Designer:
- John Smith Gardner
- Edge:
- Lettered: TWO HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR
- Diameter:
- 23.50 millimeters
- Weight:
- 6.74 grams
- Mintage:
- 139,690
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- Copper
- Auction Record:
- $46,000 • MS63 • 07-01-2008 • Heritage Auctions
Major Varieties
- 1795 1/2C Lettered Edge, BN
- 1795 1/2C Lettered Edge, RB
- 1795 1/2C Lettered Edge, RD
- 1795 1/2C LE Punctuated Date, BN
- 1795 1/2C LE Punctuated Date, RB
- 1795 1/2C LE Punctuated Date, RD
- 1795 1/2C PE Punctuated Date, BN
- 1795 1/2C PE Punctuated Date, RB
- 1795 1/2C PE Punctuated Date, RD
- 1795 1/2C Plain Edge, No Pole, BN
- 1795 1/2C Plain Edge, No Pole, RB
- 1795 1/2C Plain Edge, No Pole, RD
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 1,000 |
| 60 or Better | 10 |
| 65 or Better | 2 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 13 / 14 |
| 60 or Better | 9 / 14 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 14 TIE |
Condition Census What Is This?
| #1 MS67BN PCGS grade |
| #2 MS66BN PCGS grade |
| #3 MS64BN PCGS grade |
| #4 MS63BN PCGS grade |
| #4 MS63BN PCGS grade |
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#4 MS63BN estimated grade
Cohen 1 |
#7 MS62BN PCGS grade
|
| #7 MS62BN PCGS grade |
| #7 MS62BN estimated grade |
#10 AU58 PCGS grade
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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.