1795 HALF CENT - COHEN 2
Rarity: see
subvarietiesVariety Equivalents:
see subvarieties
Notes:
This obverse is known as the
"Punctuated Date" because of a comma-like die defect between
the 1 and the 5 of the date.
The obverse die of this variety
was also used on:
1795 Cohen 3
1795
Cohen 4
The reverse die of this
variety was also used earlier on:
1795 Cohen 1
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Images courtesy of Gene
Braig
Subvarieties:
Cohen 2a - Normal Planchet
(approximately 104 grains)
Cohen 2b - Thin Planchet
(approximately 84 grains)
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
Relevant collector
organizations:
Early American Coppers Club
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