1793 1/2 C C-2, B-2, R.3, VF25 PCGS. Ex: Jon D. Lusk Collection. The Philadelphia Mint began coinage for circulation ...
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Description
1793 C-2, B-2 Half Cent, VF25
First Year of Production
1793 1/2 C C-2, B-2, R.3, VF25 PCGS. Ex: Jon D. Lusk
Collection. The Philadelphia Mint began coinage for circulation
with the copper half cents and cents of 1793, while silver coins
appeared late in 1794, and gold coins in 1795. The 1793 half cents
are also a single-year type coin with Liberty facing left. Two
obverse dies and three reverse dies were combined in four die
marriages for the 1793 half cents. The C-2 half cents were the
second of those four varieties. We agree with William Eckberg's
estimate of 250 to 325 surviving examples from these dies, and the
majority of those are in low grades, typically with corrosion.
Although a few faint hairlines are evident on the upper locks of
Liberty's hair, this is an impressive example that is finer than
most examples in today's marketplace. The surfaces are smooth
chocolate-brown with slight verdigris around some leaves in the
wreath.Ex: Central States Signature (Heritage, 5/2024), lot 3773.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2222, Variety PCGS# 35006, Base PCGS# 1000, Greysheet# 80836)
Weight: 6.74 grams
Metal: 100% Copper
Auction Info
2026 March 26 - 28 US Coins Signature® Auction #1391 (go to Auction Home page)
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