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1795 C-6a, B-6a Half Cent, VF35
Struck Over 1794 TAL Copper

1795 1/2 C Plain Edge, No Pole, Thin Planchet, C-6a, B-6a, R.2, VF35 PCGS. Manley Die State 1.0. Struck over a 1794 Talbot, Allum & Lee copper with NEW YORK. The undertype is visible inside the border from 6 to 9 o'clock on the obverse and from 10 to 1 o'clock on the reverse. The N in NEW YORK is visible at the D in UNITED. An attractive example, this half cent has dark olive-brown surfaces and a glass reveals very slight roughness on the reverse. A curved mark in the left obverse field is the top of the head from the standing figure of the TAL token. Our EAC grade VF20.
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2019), lot 3017.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2225, Variety PCGS# 35089, Base PCGS# 1018, Greysheet# 80861)

Weight: 6.74 grams

Metal: 100% Copper


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13th Thursday 12:50 pm CT
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