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1795 1/2 C Lettered Edge, Punctuated Date. C-2a, B-2a, 1795[1/2 C] Lettered Edge, Punctuated Date. C

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1795 1/2 C Lettered Edge, Punctuated Date. C-2a, B-2a, 1795[1/2 C] Lettered Edge, Punctuated Date. C
<B>1795<1/2 C> Lettered Edge, Punctuated Date. C-2a, B-2a, High R.3. Die State 1. VF35 NGC. Fine 12 EAC.</B></I> Punctuated date; Leaf point above F. This single die marriage encompasses the Punctuated Date, Lettered Edge coins as listed in the <I>Guide Book.</B></I> This same obverse and reverse die marriage was later used to produce a limited number of Punctuated Date, Plain Edge coins on lighter and thinner planchets. This is the earliest die state that we have seen for this variety, with no evidence of the bulge that developed quite early in the life of this obverse die. A faint crack over OF and between F and A appears to be present, but requires some imagination to make out. Ron Manley considers this to be an extremely rare die state. Exceptionally pleasing with light chocolate brown surfaces enhanced by hints of olive and mahogany coloration. Both obverse and reverse are remarkably free of any type of problems. A few faint, old scratches were mentioned in the Superior catalog of the Woods Collection, and these are hardly of any significance. They are nicely blended with the rest of the coin, and essentially invisible without a good magnifying glass. Breen Die State I.<BR><I>Ex: B. Max Mehl (12/15/1944); Albert O. Woods (Superior, 9/1986), lot 3010.</B></I> Envelope Included.