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1797 Low Head, Gripped Edge, C-3c, B-3b, Low R.7, VG8 NGC. Our EAC grade Good 4. ...
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Description
1797 C-3c, B-3b Gripped Edge Half Cent, VG8
Struck on a Cut-Down Large Cent
Breen Plate Coin
1797 Low Head, Gripped Edge, C-3c, B-3b, Low R.7, VG8 NGC.
Our EAC grade Good 4. 79.2 grains. Breen Die State III.
Manley Die State 1.0. The "wart" at the chin described for Die
State III is clearly present, but this piece is erroneously plated
on page 190 of the Breen Half Cent Encyclopedia as
exemplifying "State I." This sub-variety was not included in
Ebenezer Gilbert's 1916 reference despite its identification in a
January 1881 auction catalog. S.K. Harzfeld wrote of lot 281:
"Indented edge. Very good, very rare. This is the first specimen of
the variety ever catalogued, so far as I know." In the 1907
Stickney catalog, Henry Chapman wrote for lot 1688: "Edge appears
to be 'gripped' same as the cent is of this year; I see no reason
to believe this edge to be artificial-it is the variety that is
sometimes found with lettered edge."The fourth finest in the Breen-Hanson Condition Census, this important piece still ranks high among known examples. None are known finer than Very Good. This example has prominent grip marks on the edge. An arc of dentils from a cut-down large cent appears on each side of this smooth and problem-free olive-brown example that has weak details on the reverse. The letters AME from the large cent are visible below the cap. About 15 examples of the Gripped Edge sub-variety are known today, all on error large cents cut down to half cent size, although not all show undertype as this one does.
Ex: David O. Hughes Collection; Hughes Estate (Stack's, 4/1948), lot 43; Walter Breen Collection (4/24/1967); Jon Hanson; Donald G. Partrick.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2U6J, Variety PCGS# 35116, Base PCGS# 1039, Greysheet# 80869)
Weight: 6.74 grams
Metal: 100% Copper
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Auction Info
2021 April 22 - 25 Central States US Coins Signature Auction #1329 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
April, 2021
22nd-25th
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