1794 HALF CENT - COHEN 3a
(Small Edge Letters)
Rarity: RareVariety 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.
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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
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