Tag Archive for: Liberty Cap Half Cents

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Coin 003 – 1794, C-7 High Relief Head Liberty Cap Half Cents PCGS MS-67 Red & Brown

Coin Number 3 This is one of the most extraordinary coins from the entire Half Cent denomination. First off, it’s a 1794 half cent of the High Relief head design, used only in 1794. Second this is the rare die pairing known as Cohen-7, of…
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Coin 004 – 1794 Liberty Cap Half Cents PCGS MS-65 Brown

Coin Number 4 Here is a stunning coin in its own right, and one of the finest examples of the Cohen-9 die marriage. Remarkably it is struck with the same obverse die as the Cohen-7 piece displayed here in MS67 RB. The reverse die is different…
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Coin 005 – 1795. Plain edge, no pole, C-6a Liberty Cap Half Cents PCGS MS-65 Brown

Coin Number 5 On this 1795 Half Cent, the head of Liberty is in lower relief, not the three-dimensional depth of this High Relief style of 1794. Nevertheless, the design elements are the same with Liberty's hair curls flowing behind her head,…
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Coin 006 – 1796. With pole, C-2 Liberty Cap Half Cents PCGS MS-66 Red & Brown

Coin Number 6 This is the famous coin that was found tucked away in London a few generations ago and was undoubtedly brought home as a memento from an early trip to the new United States. After being discovered, this coin ended up in the Gene…