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Group of 7 Half Cents 1809-1833. Includes 1809, 1825 with the reverse rotated 135 degrees CW, 1828 (3, 1 with a 12-star obverse), 1829, and 1833 with

Group of 8 Half Cents 1809-1835. Includes 1809 (2), 1828 (4), 1829, and 1835. Grades range from Fair-2 to G5, average AG3. All have a readable date. L

1837 Hard Times Hoken Low-49 Rulau HT-73 R2. VF-20. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate. No defects, attractive for the grade. This is the only un

1849 C-1 R2-. EF-45. Five points sharper but there is a small carbon spot in the field between the chin and star 2. Otherwise this piece is choice, es

1851 C-1 R1. AU-50. Choice glossy light chocolate and steel brown with satiny mint frost covering the fields and protected areas. A beautiful example,

1793 S-1 R4 Chain AMERI. NGC graded VF Details, corrosion. Sharpness VF20 but covered with uniform very fine roughness. No marks or verdigris, and the

1793 S-1 Chain AMERI. Electrotype Copy. AU-50. Nice glossy light to medium chocolate brown. A tiny spot of underlying base metal shows at the top of t

1793 S-2 R4+ Chain AMERICA NGC graded VG Details, environmental damage. Slightly glossy dark olive and steel with lighter chocolate steel toning on th

1793 S-6 R3 Wreath Cent. ICG graded EF-40. Mostly glossy chocolate and steel, possibly retoned. The planchet is covered with microscopic granularity w

1793 S-9 R2 Wreath Cent. VG-10. Glossy light olive and steel brown with chocolate toning in protected areas. May have been lightly cleaned long ago bu

1793 S-11b R4 Wreath Cent with Lettered Edge. VG-10. Variety with two leaves following "DOLLAR" on the edge. Slightly sharper but covered ...

1793 S-13 R4- Liberty Cap. VG-10. Sharpness VF20 but the planchet is lightly eroded showing faint parallel planchet striations across both sides, clea

1794 S-29 R2. VF-25. Slightly sharper, especially on the reverse which is always sharper than the obverse on this variety thanks to a high rim on that

1794 S-65 R1 NGC graded AU details, scratches, corroded. Matte dark olive and steel with a subtle overtone of greenish olive suggesting this cent was

1795 S-73 R5- Lettered Edge ICG graded F15 details, corroded. Slightly glossy dark reddish olive and steel. The surfaces are covered with fine granula

1795 S-76b Plain Edge R1. Fine-15. Sharpness VF35 but there is a patch of shallow planchet erosion weakening ITED in UNITED plus a couple small spots

1796 S-92 R3 Draped Bust. Fine-12. Sharpness VF20 but the fields and protected areas are covered with very fine roughness, strongest on the reverse. N

1796 S-93 R3 Draped Bust. VG-10. Clipped Planchet. Slightly sharper but covered with microscopic roughness under a mostly glossy chocolate brown patin

1796 S-95 R5+ Draped Bust. VG-8. Sharpness F12 with some areas displaying the details of a slightly higher grade, but uniform extremely faint roughnes

1796 S-95 R5+ Draped Bust. Good-5. Sharpness VF20 but moderately corroded with the look of a piece that was lost in soil for some time. No marks or ve

1796 S-97 R3 Draped Bust. VG-10. Sharpness VF30 but dull and covered with microscopic roughness. There are traces of hard greenish patina in a few pro

1796 S-98 R4 Draped Bust. VG-8. Sharpness VF30 or better but moderately rough. No verdigris and only a few contact marks, including a dull scrape on t

1796 S-99 R5 Draped Bust. VG-10. Sharpness at least VF35 but obviously burnished for some unknown reason leaving the surfaces exceptionally smooth. Th

1796 S-102 R4 Draped Bust. VG-8. Sharpness F12 but there are a dozen or so pitmarks scattered over both sides plus a shallow dent on the leaves under

1796 S-103 R4+ Draped Bust with LIHERTY Error. VG-8. Glossy chocolate and steel with smooth, attractive surfaces. Just a few contact marks, including

1796 S-105 R5- Draped Bust. Fine-15. Boldly Repunched 6. Sharpness EF40 but burnished to remove patches of shallow corrosion, especially at the E in L

1796 S-105 R5- Draped Bust. Good-4. Boldly Repunched 6. Several points sharper but covered with microscopic porosity. No verdigris, and the only conta

1796 S-108 R4 Draped Bust. Fine-12. Sharpness VF25 but the field behind the portrait is covered with fine pinscratches. These scratches blend into the

1796 S-109 R3 Draped Bust. Fine-12. Sharpness VF35 but lightly corroded, then burnished to minimize the roughness. No verdigris, and the only contact

1796 S-110 R3 Draped Bust. VG-8. Sharpness VF20 but there are a couple patches of corrosion on both sides, strongest in the field before the face. The

1796 S-112 R4+ Draped Bust. Fair-2. Slightly glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. Decent surfaces, just heavily worn. There is a fresh scuff at LI a

1796 S-114 R5- Draped Bust. VG-7. Glossy chocolate and bluish steel, the devices a shade or two lighter than the protected areas. Probably lightly cle

1796 S-115 R3 Draped Bust. VG-8. Sharpness VF20 but dull from uniform fine granularity that covers both sides. No verdigris, and the only mark is a sm

1796 S-118 R5+ Draped Bust. VG-7. Choice glossy chocolate and steel. Smooth and attractive, only a few trivial hairlines on the portrait and a pair of

1796 S-119 R3 Draped Bust. VF-35. Glossy steel brown and chocolate with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Smooth surfaces offering

1796 NC-1 R6 Draped Bust. VG-8. Sharpness F12 but microscopic roughness covers the fields and protected areas while the highpoints are reasonably smoo

1796 NC-3 R6 Draped Bust. Good-6. Sharpness VG10 but dull and covered with fine granularity. No notable marks or verdigris. The date and legends are e

1796 NC-4 R5+ Draped Bust. VG-10. Glossy chocolate and steel. The surfaces are almost completely smooth but there are a couple small patches of micros

1797. Gripped Edge, Reverse of 1796 S-121b R3. PCGS graded AU-50. Choice glossy steel brown and light chocolate with frosty tan faded down from mint c

1797 S-121b R3 Gripped Edge with Reverse of 1796. Fine-12. Sharpness VF35 or better but lightly corroded, strongest on the reverse. Traces of greenish

1797 S-126 R3. PCGS graded EF-45. Glossy chocolate and steel brown. Possibly lightly cleaned at one time but the toning appears natural and this piece

1797 S-131 R2 Stemless Wreath. Fine-12. Slightly sharper but there is extremely faint roughness that is very well hidden under an attractive glossy ch

1797 S-141 R4. VG-10. Sharpness VF30 but covered with fine granularity. No verdigris, but both sides are covered with myriad very fine hairline scratc

1798 S-164 R4. Fine-15. Style I Hair with Small 8. Sharpness VF35 but the fields have been smoothed and both sides were burnished. There is no apparen

1798 S-176 R4. Fine-12. Style II Hair with Small 8. Sharpness VF30 but covered with fine granularity that's partially hidden under a glossy dark...

1799/8 S-188 R4 Overdate 9 over 8. VG-10. Attractive glossy chocolate brown with olive brown toning nestled into the most-protected areas on both side

1799 S-189 R2. Fair-2. A scruffy cent with moderate roughness and some dull contact marks, but the date is easily readable (although weak) and the col

1800/798 S-191 R3 Overdate 800 over 798, Style I Hair. VG-10. Glossy chocolate brown with steel toning on the highpoints. Smooth and attractive, void

1800/79 S-196 R1 Overdate 80 over 79, Style II Hair. VG-10. Slightly sharper but there is a patch of reddish roughness at LIB in LIBERTY. The remainde

1801 S-214 R3. Fine-15. Five points sharper but there is a sharp nick in the hair near the temple and a collection of tiny ticks around OF. Otherwise