1794 1/2 C Normal Head, Large Letters Edge, C-3b, B-5a, High R.7 -- Environmental Damage -- PCGS Genuine. VF Details. ...

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1794 C-3b, B-5a Half Cent, VF Details
Large Edge Letters Rarity
Second Finest of Six Known

1794 1/2 C Normal Head, Large Letters Edge, C-3b, B-5a, High R.7 -- Environmental Damage -- PCGS Genuine. VF Details. Richard Gross discovered the Large Edge Letters sub-variety of Cohen-3 in 1975. Just two examples were identified when Walter Breen's Half Cent Encyclopedia was published eight years later, and the population increased to five examples when Ronald Manley's reference, The Half Cent Die State Book 1793-1857, was published in 1998. No more examples were found during the two decades and the population remained at five pieces in 2022 when Ed Fuhrman published The Half Cent Handbook, Liberty Cap Varieties 1793-1797. Since his reference appeared in print a few months ago, a new example has been located and is offered here, although it is unknown when this piece was identified as C-3b. This example has strong detail and pleasing medium brown surfaces despite the PCGS designation. A few small scratches, dents, and other surface marks are noted.

Those examples known to us include:
XF Details Environmental Damage PCGS. Dennis Steinmetz (Steinmetz Coins & Currency); Richard H. Gross (3/1982); Roger S. Cohen, Jr. (10/21/1988); William R. Weber (2/19/1992); R. Tettenhorst; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society; Missouri Cabinet (Goldberg Auctions, 1/2014), lot 13. The Richard Gross discovery specimen.
VF Details Environmental Damage PCGS. FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2023). The present specimen.
Fine Details Smoothed PCGS. Jim Koenings (6/1988); James R. McGuigan Collection (Heritage, 8/2022), lot 3025.
VF30 Corroded Net VG8. Philadelphia Dealer; McCawley & Grellman (1/1995), lot 266; Michael Demling Collection (Stack's Bowers, 8/2013), lot 1415; Chris Victor-McCawley (4/17/2008); Rod Widok Collection (Goldberg Auctions, 2/2020), lot 411.
Good 4. Steve Fischer; Bill Weber; Roger S. Cohen, Jr. (Superior, 2/1992), lot 19; J.R. Frankenfield Collection (Superior, 2/2001), lot 12; Dr. Wallace Lee (Superior, 5/2003), lot 78.
AG3. Mike Demling (3/1999); Ken Seachman; Long Beach Elite (Superior, 2/2005), lot 1066.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2223, Variety PCGS# 35033, Base PCGS# 35015, Greysheet# 80844)

Weight: 6.74 grams

Metal: 100% Copper

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