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My Letter to an EAC Member about my discovery of a second 1795 Cohen 6-b lettered edge half cent
Several folks said I should share this letter, to a fellow EAC Member, as a new discussion. It is the description of my eBay find of the second example of the recently (2018) discovered 1795 C-6b Let… (View Post)7 -
Re: Liberty Cap Half Cent To clean or not to clean????
As far as it possibly being a 1796, the I in AMERICA almost touches the leaf below it on my example. There is a barely perceptible space. The 1796's use only one reverse and it's leaf has q… (View Post)2 -
Re: Liberty Cap Half Cent To clean or not to clean????
Here are the original ebay pictures of the coin. Did not look like much did it? (View Post)2 -
Re: Liberty Cap Half Cent To clean or not to clean????
I discovered an interesting fact over the years of looking at literally hundreds of worn C-6's ( both thick and thin varieties). On almost every one, the RICA in AMERICA and the leaves next to t… (View Post)2 -
Re: 1795 Cohen 6-b, thick planchet (109.8 grain), plain edge, Half Cent Rarity-6 (13 to 30 estimated)
A couple of updates on this coin. A "dropped Fragment" example (missing edge piece ) like the one on this piece is shown in Walter Breen’s Encyclopedia of United States Half Cents on page 1… (View Post)1
