Variety Equivalents: Breen 4a, Unknown to Gilbert

Notes:
This sub-variety has "large" edge letters.  In the wording on the edge of this sub-variety, the O of DOLLAR is larger than the D, and HUNDRED is evenly spaced.  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.

Images courtesy of Superior Galleries

Significant examples:
"VG-8".  Ex - Abe Kosoff's "Lahrman" sale, 1963, Lot 50 - Willard Blaisdell - W.K. Raymond (who first identified the sub-variety edge) - Bill Weber - Roger S. Cohen, Jr. (obtained via trade) - Superior Galleries' "The Roger S. Cohen, Jr. Collection of Half Cents" sale, February 2, 1992, Lot 30, illustrated.

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