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Re: 1806 Half Cent Attribution
Yes, I think it is the Small 6, Stemless, C-1, which is the most common variety for the year. The other common variety is C-4, Large 6, Stems. The Small 6 Stems is a tough variety with two sub varieties which are very hard to differentiate. One is tough, and the other one is virtually impossible to obtain. The stemless… -
Re: 1806 Half Cent Attribution
Sorry been ill for last few days, but I do agree with the C-1. Jim -
Re: 1806 Half Cent Attribution
C-1, common variety. -
Re: 1806 Half Cent Attribution
Here a couple more 1806 half cents. This is the more common 1806, Small 6, Stems variety. This used to be the finest known and the discovery piece for the variety, dating back to the 1880s. It was in Leland Rogers' collection at one time. After Leland's collection was broken up, it was sold, and some fool cleaned it. It… -
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Rotated dies don’t mean much of anything on early half cents. All of the 1808 normal date half cents I have seen were rotated 180 degrees. The piece in the picture is an 1804 C-13, Plain 4, Stemless, which is the most common early half cents, if not not the most common half cent of all. -
1806 Half Cent Attribution
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Re: 1806 Half Cent Attribution
Its easy enough to get caught up in the half cents. Im looking into a 1805 and hopefully a rosa americana (open eye along the way) -
Re: 1806 Half Cent Attribution
Looks like a rotated die on reverse about 30 degrees if you flipped it over. I really like the early half cents and for fortunate to pick this one up with a mint error. I’ve only seen one other like it sold at auction years ago. -
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That’s a sweet coin! That’s a type I still need… My friend just got one in a 63! 🤤 -
Re: 1806 Half Cent Attribution
The Breen Encyclopedia is quite good. Its publication resulted in a lot of controversy within the EAC community. Breen and Cohen had a very public fight, and some collectors were miffed when their coins didn’t get in Breen’s condition census list. Someone else other than Breen compiled the list, and they didn’t have…
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