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***Auction Highlight*** 1795 Lettered Edge C-1 Liberty Cap half cent 1/2c Graded au53 Details By SEG

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 7,000.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1795 Lettered Edge C-1 Liberty Cap half cent 1/2c Graded au53 Details By SEG
***Auction Highlight*** 1795 Lettered Edge C-1 Liberty Cap half cent 1/2c Graded au53 Details By SEGS. The first two decades of the United States Mint's half cent production saw numerous design alterations, both purposeful and unintentional. Though several contemporary denominations exhibit similar diversity, these changes on the half cent sometimes involved the often-overlooked third side of a coin, namely the edge.The earliest half cents of 1795 exhibited a lettered edge, but when the weight of the copper planchets was reduced late in the year it was decided to revert to a plain edge in order to accommodate the reduced thickness and circumvent the difficulty of shrinking the edge lettering. Though largely struck in 1796, these plain edge coins still employed 1795-dated dies and are considered part of that issue.In addition to the two edge types, four distinct obverse types for 1795 are determined by the presence or absence of a pole projecting from Liberty’s neck, and the presence of absence of a die flaw after the first digit of the date. It is the combination of these obverse and edge types that constitute the four prominent varieties that all 1795 half cents can be categorized under: Lettered Edge, With Pole; Lettered Edge, Punctuated Date; Plain Edge, Punctuated Date; Plain Edge, No Pole. Each of these four varieties is of similar rarity in circulated grades, with the Lettered Edge becoming slightly scarcer above Extremely Fine.The example offered today has terrific detail throughout the devices, especially through liberty’s hair. Some of the original color is even peeking through on the obverse. Corrosion requires the details grade, but the wear definitely puts it squarely in the AU53 range. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away Coin