1793 1/2 C C-1, B-1, High R.3, VF25 PCGS....

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1793 C-1, B-1 Half Cent, VF25
The First Half Cent Variety

1793 1/2 C C-1, B-1, High R.3, VF25 PCGS. Manley Die State 2.0. Honors for the first coins struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1793 are reserved for the famous Chain AMERI. cent, but the 1793 C-1, B-1 half cent is recognized as the first half cent variety struck at the Philadelphia coining factory. In his new (2019) tome, The Half Cent, 1793-1857, The Story of America's Greatest Little Coin, William Eckberg writes: "This variety was struck on July 19 and delivered the next day. These were the first half cents struck by the U.S. Mint." Those were overcast days in Philadelphia with rain showers and temperatures ranging from the mid-70s to the low 80s. When Dr. Benjamin Rush studied the yellow fever epidemic, he tracked the weather in Philadelphia for every day in 1793, from January 1 through November 9.

This splendid 1793 half cent has excellent centering and smooth olive-brown surfaces. The denomination on the reverse is partially legible, that part of the design being opposite the deeper recesses of the obverse die. HALF CENT is strong in the earliest die state, and weakens in later states. Our EAC grade VF20.
From The Mark Hays Collection of Half Cents.

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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