1793 1/2 C C-1, B-1, High R.3, AU53 PCGS....

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1793 C-1, B-1 Half Cent, AU53
The First Half Cent Variety

1793 1/2 C C-1, B-1, High R.3, AU53 PCGS. Manley Die State 2.0. Once the Mint was ready for copper coinage early in 1793, following a small number of pattern coins produced late the previous year, the Philadelphia coiners began producing cents in March and those Chain cents were our nation's first coins produced at the new government facility. Wreath cents followed, and soon afterward, these 1793 half cents were minted. Die state evidence shows that these historic 1793 Cohen-1 half cents were the first of their kind.

This pleasing walnut-brown example is finer than most that are known to us. A splash of gold toning appears on each side and the surfaces show trivial, scattered marks that are consistent with the grade. While the Condition Census published 40 years ago in Walter Breen's Half Cent Encyclopedia is no longer relevant, the present piece is likely among the top dozen examples known of the variety. Although this example is unattributed by them, PCGS has certified just four finer examples that they identify from the C-1 die pair (6/23).

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2222, Variety PCGS# 35003, Base PCGS# 1000, Greysheet# 80835)

Weight: 6.74 grams

Metal: 100% Copper

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