New purchase: 1796 draped bust half dime

rhedden · January 26, 2005 4:38AM

Here's another nice half dime I acquired this week. One of my favorite purchases of all time. No cleaning or problems to speak of. I could submit this to PCGS and get it holdered, but probably won't because I'm not selling it or anything. I thought this was a rare 1796/5 at first, but it turns out to be a regular 1796 with a small nick right next to the "6." The reverse die very easily identifies it as a "regular" 1796.