I thought I might keep on going with taking new pictures. (It seems I am finally doing it right, or at least, better than before). 1795 Lettered Edge, C-1, R-2. ex Norweb Collection Sale, B&M, 1987.
I found one of these Metal detecting and sold it for $60( AG3)Now I regret it . Thanks for showing it . Correction : Mine was One cent
The large cents from this era are not easy to find for most collectors. The half cents are tougher still. Half cents like this were not often seen even back in the mid 1960s when I was a YN. Nice coin!
I've been interested in half cents for quite a while. I've got a full Cohen variety Classic Head set and the Braided Hair business strike set. I pick up the less expensive earlier issues when one catches my eye. For my Type Set I've got a 1793, a 1795 Lettered Edge and an 1806. I need to determine the Cohen variety for each one of these days.
Thanks. I'm making note of the varieties. The only issue that I got good at identifying varieties is the Classic Head half cents. And I'm okay with Capped Bust, Reduced Diameter quarters. I try hard with the Capped Bust half dimes but they can be tough without the coin in hand.
I use: The Half Cent, 1793-1857, The Story of America's Greatest Little Coin c. 2019 by William R. Eckberg Easy to use and with quite good photographs.
The 1804 looks like a C-10 to me. "Crosslet 4 with Stems" Obverse 4: Closely spaced date with the 4 vertical, slightly high and close to the 0. Reverse E: Zeroes do not quite touch and A nearly touches the ribbon. Die defect through R is very heavy.
I knew Roger Cohen personally. We once did an EAC half cent exhibit together. His book is easy to use and unpretentious. The main drawback is that he omitted the super rare, Proof only varieties. You have go to Breen for those.
