Variety Equivalents: Breen 5b

Notes:
This sub-variety has "small" edge letters.  By way of comparison, the D and the O of DOLLAR are the same size on the "Small Edge Letters" sub-variety and there is a larger-than-expected gap between the R and the E of HUNDRED.  On the "Large Edge Letters" sub-variety, the O of DOLLAR is larger than the D, and HUNDRED is evenly spaced.

Images courtesy of Gene Braig

Recent appearances:
(illustrated above).  Ex - Al Brouard, February 1991 - Gene Braig

"VF-20".  Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003, Lot 75, sold for $5,290.00 Ex Heritage 5/18/84:410-Dr. Wallace Lee. 

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"American Half Cents - The 'Little Half Sisters' (Second Edition)" by Roger S. Cohen, Jr.

"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen

"The Half Cent Die State Book, 1793-1857" by Ronald P. Manley

Relevant collector organizations:
Early American Coppers Club