Care to guess the date looking only at the reverse? ::Updated with a better photo::
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I wish the photo was better, but perhaps it'll give you an idea.
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Paging @NeophyteNumismatist
Type collector, mainly into Seated. -formerly Ownerofawheatiehorde. Good BST transactions with: mirabela, OKCC, MICHAELDIXON, Gerard
Come on! Flip it over why dontcha.
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Not my area of focus, but I will 'take a shot'.
Appears to be a 'braided hair - half cent' (1840 - 1857). Reference
Based on the shape of the ribbon under the "E" in "CENT" (Cohen, Reverse C), I am guessing 1849, or later.
Are you serious?
That crack is a key part, but I’m too lazy.
Type collector, mainly into Seated. -formerly Ownerofawheatiehorde. Good BST transactions with: mirabela, OKCC, MICHAELDIXON, Gerard
This is 100% a braided hair half cent from 49-57 (I do not believe it to be an impaired proof). I am trying but can't quite guess the date yet.
The easiest "tell" that this is a braided hair is that the word "cent" is not underlined (as it is on the classic head)
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
Here is a slightly better photo using indoor lighting vs outdoor sunlight:
peacockcoins
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Trick question: the question was not "What is the date?"; rather, it was if we would "care to guess the date looking only at the reverse".
My answer to that question is, "No, I would not".
What do I win?
You beat me to it!
Ok, you guys got me.
I was 100% convinced this was a Braided Hair half cent until I flipped it over and saw this:
The weight is everything you would expect of a half cent.
peacockcoins
Type collector, mainly into Seated. -formerly Ownerofawheatiehorde. Good BST transactions with: mirabela, OKCC, MICHAELDIXON, Gerard
That certainly explains Some of the "weirdness" in word America that I attributed to damage. Interesting that all the markers line-up on the reverse. Now that I have seen the obverse, well... I am even more confused. The only thing I know about the coin is that I was wrong.
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.