1795 1/2 C Lettered Edge, Punctuated Date, C-2a, B-2a, R.3, AU55 PCGS. CAC....

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1795 C-2a, B-2a Half Cent, AU55
Condition Census Lettered Edge

1795 1/2 C Lettered Edge, Punctuated Date, C-2a, B-2a, R.3, AU55 PCGS. CAC. Manley Die State 3.0, Fuhrman State 3. This is the usual die state with minor bulges on each side. A delicate die crack joins the tops of RICA and a clash mark connects the F in OF to the leaf below. Two 1795 die pairs, Cohen-1 and Cohen-2a, have the edge lettered TWO HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR, using the same edge dies of the 1794 Large Edge Letters coins. Ed Fuhrman's The Half Cent Handbook, Liberty Cap Varieties 1793-1797 provides details and excellent photographs of the various edge lettering types. This lovely piece follows four Mint State examples in the Condition Census for the C-2a coins. The surfaces are satiny and exceptional with smooth chocolate-brown that shows splashes of blue-steel toning. Hints of faded mint red remain in the protected areas of the reverse.
Ex: Stack's Bowers (1/2012), lot 8005; Anthony J. Terranova; Bruce Gimelson.
From The Garrison Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2224, Variety PCGS# 35070, Base PCGS# 1015, Greysheet# 80855)

Weight: 6.74 grams

Metal: 100% Copper

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