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1795 C-5b R-4 Thick Planchet Liberty Cap Half Cent Coin 1/2c

$ 607.19

Availability: 100 in stock

Description

Lightly cleaned and retoned glossy bluish steel and light olive.
The obverse is smooth while the reverse displays very light roughness in the protected areas. The notable marks are a rim nick left of the cap and a minor rim bruise under the 9 in the date, plus a small planchet crack in the dentils opposite the tip of the nose (as struck). The date is weakly struck but complete and easily readable. Has the look of a piece struck on a cut-down spoiled large cent planchet, but the weight is a bit light at 93.3 grains. Struck slightly off center to K-8. Previously identified as C-5a.
Year - 1795
Variety - C-5b
Rarity - 4