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Liberty Cap Half Cents 1793-1797
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Coin
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Issuer |
US National Bank |
Coin type |
Circulation |
Shape |
Circle |
Denomination & currency |
1 Cent 0.01 USD |
Design |
John Smith Gardner? / Robert Scot |
Edition details
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Year of the edition |
1797 |
Year on Coin |
1797 |
Edition date |
1797-??-?? |
Edition price |
- |
Mint |
Philadelphia |
Privy mark |
n.m. |
Mintage |
119 215 |
Physical characteristics
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Stamp |
Regular stamp Coin alignment |
Metal |
Copper (Cu) |
Diameter |
ø 23.5 mm |
Weight |
5.44 g |
Border
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Plain |
Rim |
Upset |
Additional decorations |
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Coin Catalogs
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NGC Link |
11036
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NGC |
2228
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Krause |
KM# 14
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Coin pricing - coinsville.com
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Coin pricing - Catalogs
Sample graph
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Fryderyk Chopin, 50 Złotych, 1972
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Description
The number of half cents coined with the date 1797 is not certain, one source putting the number at 127,840 pieces. Only three die marriages are known, but added to these are variations in thickness and planchet stock.The majority of 1797 have the plain edge continued from 1796, but one variety (Cohen-3b) is thicker than normal and features a lettered edge. It's believed that these were coined using cut-down large cent planchets, and the edge lettering style differs from any used previously. Also known are coins struck on cut-down Talbot, Allum & Lee tokens that the Mint purchased due to the shortage of good copper.A popular variety is C-1, which has a duplicate numeral 1 placed directly over the primary 1, a result of the engraver beginning his date punching too close to the bust (photos). Another popular variety is C-3a, known as the Low Head because the hubbing was performed off-center. The "a" subvariety was coined on plain edge planchets.Since no half cent dies were created with the dates 1798 or 1799, those dated 1797 were used as late as 1800. This helps to explain the uncertainty about the number actually coined bearing the 1797 date.
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