1804 Spiked Chin, B-5, C-7, R.4, AU50 PCGS. Our EAC Grade VF30....

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1804 B-5, C-7 Half Cent, AU50
Extended Reverse Rim Break

1804 Spiked Chin, B-5, C-7, R.4, AU50 PCGS. Our EAC Grade VF30. Please refer to lot 3062 for equivalents, rarity, die, and edge descriptions.

Surfaces. Both sides of this specimen have bold design details, with the sharpness of XF45 or finer. This piece may have been cleaned and recolored, but exhibits lovely cinnamon and steel-brown surfaces. Although both sides have scattered pit marks and minor scratches, the overall appearance is excellent.

Die State. Manley Die State 7.0. The extended reverse rim break over OF AMERI joins the top of all letters except the first A and the I in AMERICA. This is equal to Breen state VIII with 17 examples recorded in Manley's survey, none grading better than VF20. This piece might be the finest known for the die state, and it was apparently unknown to Manley when he conducted his 1996 survey.

Appearances. The State 9 plate coin on page 110 of Ed Fuhrman's The Half Cent Handbook, Draped Bust Varieties, 1800-1808. Illustrated on the Heritage Auctions website.

PCGS Population (6/2022). This is the only AU50 that PCGS attributes as B-5, C-7, with two submissions graded AU58, one in MS62 Brown, and another in MS63 Brown. The MS62 Brown is also included in the McGuigan Collection.
Commentary. Manley reported that about 17 are known in this die state, while a few have been identified since his 1998 reference was compiled. Fuhrman records his die state 9 as R.6, suggesting a population of 19 to 24 coins.

McGuigan Commentary. Attractive glossy dark brown planchet. Identifiable by a small corrosion spot in the left obverse field midway between the rim and the hair curls. Late die state (M7.0) with rim cud over OF and "AMERI" of AMERICA. Possibly finest known of this very rare die state.

Provenance. Ex: Heritage (10/2009), lot 58.
From The James R. McGuigan Half Cent Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 222G, Variety PCGS# 35164, Base PCGS# 1075, Greysheet# 80883)

Weight: 5.44 grams

Metal: 100% Copper

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