Anyway to determine the date of this 1/2 cent?
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Just curious if there was a way to determine the date of this half cent using die markers or anything? I've had it a long time. Paid 50 cents for it and just ran across it in a box and was just curious. 
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Facing right, small head... 1795 to 97...
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I cannot discern the last digit....maybe some early copper guys can help....@Lkenefic has a good input....Cheers, RickO
I'm hoping an EAC'er can chime in with a good eye and die diagnostics
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For starters, it appears to be a "no pole" variety. I don't think those exist in EVERY year....but I'm no expert.
It's a 1795. I can tell because it does not match up with any of the 1796 or '97 varieties.
I am not going to give myself a headache, however, and determine the Cohen number. That's too much like work.
Yeah....My old eyes may have deceived me, since that may be a pole near the neck. Don't mind me.
1795 3-D Rarity-2.
Check to see if there are any signs of being struck over a Talbot Allum and Lee cent.
I kinda like it. it has its own personality sorta speaks, just saying
For 50 cents I would have bought it too.
I'm guessing plain edge?
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Without looking at it closely,,,it looks like
a 1795 no pole Cohen 6a Half Cent. The
extended stems and the position of the
low leaf pointing to A-3 seem to confirm it.
The left side of the OBV has an image of the
rev, wreath,
There are a number of examples of this variety
in the Davy Collection of Half Cents Catalogue
in the Goldberg sale of Sept. 19th, 2010 in
Beverly Hills.
R.I.P. Bear
Wow... thanks everyone! Didnt think I would ever get the date figured out on this coin. I thought it was neat when I bought it. Figured it past through so many hands and had so much history behind it I also thought it was neat that it has no corrosion or scratches for such a heavily used coin
I am curious.... why are the rims so wide on the reverse?
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Cool coin and a heckuva bargain for 50c!!!
The other way to determine the date is to use a black marker and write it on the coin.
PS: Using LoveMyLiberty's post info. you should be able to have it authenticated by a major TPG.
It was struck off-center. These dies had long dentiles around the edges, and they show if the coin is struck that way. There is one variety of 1797 half cent, C-2, that always shows them. You can attribute that variety even if it's in Poor-01. One of my old girl friend's family had one in a family hoard that was in that grade.
Would it be worth sending in for a low grade like that?
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Good buy for 50 cents.
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1795 seems right. I'll offer you a dollar for it and you don't have to think about it anymore.
No. Only a really ratty 1796 half cent would be worth the money for doing that.