Half cent newp and question.
ajaan
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Firstly, I know the image is pretty bad. I'm limited with my knowledge of using my phone.
I've always liked half cents and their low mintages so I want to pick up a couple cheaper ones. I just got this one.
Question: is it normal to have a rotated reverse on these?
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Yes, probably more common than not rotated. More knowledgeable people can chime in though.
Yes, many half cents have a reverse that is not a strict "coin turn." That is you flip the a coin on the horizonal axis.
The late Roger Cohen would have attributed this to the fact that "Half Cents were the 'half sisters' and didn't get much respect."
You will note that there is a big gap from 1812 to 1824 in the half cent series. Mint Director, Robert Paterson, didn't care for the half cent. He ordered that the mint strike up it's remaining inventory of half cent blanks and then stop producing them. The stock ran out in 1811.
That is definitely one of the most worn middle date half cents I’ve seen.
Nice 1925 C-1 (R.3). This is the rarer of the two varieties. Agree, that is it common to see slightly rotated dies. However, if the dies are rotated to the point of a medallic strike... that would be considered rare and would drive a premium.
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.