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1795 1/2 C Plain Edge--Double Struck--VF Details, Im 1795[1/2 C] Plain Edge--Double Struck--VF Detai

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1795 1/2 C Plain Edge--Double Struck--VF Details, Im 1795[1/2 C] Plain Edge--Double Struck--VF Detai
<B>1795<1/2 C> Plain Edge--Double Struck--VF Details, Improperly Cleaned, NCS.</B></I> C-6a, B-6a, R.2. No Pole. A very attractive coin which shows strong doubling on Liberty's bust, the dentils and also on her cap, the reverse is fully doubled, with evidence on the wreath, lettering and dentils. Toned a medium brown with a glazed shadow of blue, which apparently kept this one from a regular holder. The surfaces are generally pleasing for the grade, with minor nicks and contacts present in the fields, with Liberty's face and neck smoother than the surrounding fields. These early half cents were struck under fairly extreme conditions, and no doubt received the least respect of any denomination produced. A number of half cents were coined from cut down large cents, or tokens or whatever other copper stuff was available to make them. Such double strikings are sometimes available, but always very popular with collectors who prize such pieces for their untold story of the early days in the Philadelphia Mint.