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1796 HALF CENT - COHEN 1
PCGS Nos: 1030, 1031
Rarity: Very RareVariety Equivalents:
Breen 1,
Breen 1518
Notes:
Less than thirty Cohen 1's known, but of those, three are
Uncirculated.
This was the only use of the obverse die. On this die, the
engraver forgot to add the pole that normally supported the Liberty
Cap. There is no trace whatsoever of the pole, either on the lower
right side of the coin just above Liberty's bust or even on the short
section in the cap behind Liberty's head. Most examples show a
horizontal crack that bisects the obverse.
The reverse die of this
variety was also used on
1796 Cohen
2
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Images courtesy of Heritage
Numismatic Auctions
PCGS Fine-15. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach" sale, February
10-11, 2000, Lot 5281, PCGS Fine-15
Recent appearances:
"AG-3". Ex
- Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction,
May 25-27, 2003, Lot 118, sold for $19,550.00 Ex Hank
Spangenberger FPL 1/69- John Whitney Walter-Rich Shimkus-John
Whitney Walter, Auction '84, lot 1004- John Whitney Walter, Bowers
& Merena 9/14/92:1022- 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
Relevant collector
organizations:
Early American Coppers Club
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