1808/7 Half Cent

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by LostDutchman, Jun 26, 2014.

  1. LostDutchman

    LostDutchman Under Staffed & Overly Motivated Supporter

    Here is a decent piece I picked up today. Slightly porous... but very meaty. Looks to be the C-2.

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  3. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    Did it also walk in on its tiny little legs?

    :)
     
  4. geekpryde

    geekpryde Husband and Father Moderator

  5. LostDutchman

    LostDutchman Under Staffed & Overly Motivated Supporter

    It did!
     
  6. CamaroDMD

    CamaroDMD [Insert Clever Title]

    Very nice piece.
     
  7. doug444

    doug444 STAMPS and POSTCARDS too!

    Would the leaf overlapping the T in Cent help identify the precise variety?
     
  8. CBJesse

    CBJesse Capped Bust Fanactic

    Yes and no. As usual, Matt was correct, as it is a Cohen 2 (C-2) die marriage. The rarity rating for this die marriage is R-2+/3. The embedded T helps determine the variety because it narrows done the possibilities to only C-2 (Scarce) and C-3 (Common). The last 8's lower position identifies this piece as a C-2.

    Congratulations on such a stunning pickup Matt, considering the otherwise gorgeous surfaces, the slight porosity barely bothers me at all. Not to mention this level of detail on an 1808/7 is very rare. The PCGS prices realized pages (which of course does not list all know examples, but is helpful), shows only 13 pieces graded AU Details and higher, with the single MS example being the Missouri Cabinet specimen (MS-64+).

    Jesse
     
  9. mark_h

    mark_h Somewhere over the rainbow

    Nice one Matt.
     
  10. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank


    :)
     
  11. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    It is definitely the 1808/7 overdate (C-1 and C-2), the 7 is clearly visible and on the non-overdate (C-3) the 8 is made of two overlapped 0's from the 0 used in the fraction on the reverse.

    Both C-1 and C-2 used the same obv. The leaf overlaps the T on both C-1 and C-2, but it overlaps more of the T on C-2. The Point of leaf below the D is below the serif of the D (C-2) On C-1 it is below the middle of the upright of the D. The easiest diagnostic that identifies this as C-2 is the heavy graver scratch from the right stem to the right base of A3. (C-3 has the same reverse and scratch but the overdate eliminated it.)
     
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