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1795 1/2 C Plain Edge, No Pole VF20 Uncertified....
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Sold on May 29, 2008 for:
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Description
Possible Discovery Specimen 1795 C-5b, B-5b Half Cent, VF20
1795 1/2 C Plain Edge, No Pole VF20 Uncertified. C-5b, B-5b, R.4. Thick Planchet (121.4 grains). Breen State II. Manley State 1.0. EAC 20. The diagonal reverse die crack now reaches R of AMERICA.Walter Breen wrote that the discovery specimen for the variety was in the Lorin G. Parmelee Collection, apparently the same coin offered here, if this is the Parmelee coin as identified by the cataloger for Superior.
Sharpness of about VF30 with microscopic roughness on both sides. A few faint hairlines are fully blended with the surrounding surfaces, and are not obvious. The surfaces are dark steel with hints of blue and steel toning. Somewhat inadequately struck as almost always, but a delightful example of the variety.
Ex: Lorin Parmelee (New York Coin and Stamp, 6/1890); later, Frank Wilkinson (12/1978); Jim McGuigan; Dr. Wallace Lee (Superior, 5/2003), lot 113.
From The Colonel Steven Ellsworth Collection of U.S. Half Cents.(Registry values: P6)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2225, PCGS# 1018, Greysheet# 441)
Weight: 6.74 grams
Metal: 100% Copper
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Auction Info
2008 May Long Beach, CA Signature Auction #1108 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May-Jun, 2008
28th-2nd
Wednesday-Monday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 10
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