1803 HALF CENT - COHEN 3
Rarity: Very CommonVariety Equivalents:
Breen 3, Gilbert 3
Notes:
This was the only use of the
obverse die.
The reverse die was also
used on:
1804 Cohen 1
1804 Cohen 2
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Images courtesy of Gene
Braig
Recent appearances:
(illustrated above). Larry
Briggs, August 1991 - Gene Braig
"AU-58". Ex - Superior
Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003,
Lot 152, sold for $5,175.00 Ex Garry Fitzgerald-Dr. Wallace Lee.
F15+. Ex - Superior
Galleries "Pre-Long Beach Coin Sale", May 27-29, 2001, Lot 1061,
not illustrated, sold for $149.50
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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