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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8467836, member: 101855"]Roger Cohen entitled his die variety book, “The Half Sisters” because they were at the bottom of the list for any benefits the mint gave to other coins. The half cents were often made on cut-down planchets that were not good enough to be cents. They were over-struck on pieces like the Talbot, Allum and Lee coppers. When Draped Bust design was unveiled, they were the last to get it. Ditto when the Classic Head design appeared in 1807. The half cent got it in 1809.</p><p><br /></p><p>So it’s not surprising that the die alignment was often off for the half cent. One example is the 1808 normal date half cent. The dies are aligned in the medal, not the coin turn.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8467836, member: 101855"]Roger Cohen entitled his die variety book, “The Half Sisters” because they were at the bottom of the list for any benefits the mint gave to other coins. The half cents were often made on cut-down planchets that were not good enough to be cents. They were over-struck on pieces like the Talbot, Allum and Lee coppers. When Draped Bust design was unveiled, they were the last to get it. Ditto when the Classic Head design appeared in 1807. The half cent got it in 1809. So it’s not surprising that the die alignment was often off for the half cent. One example is the 1808 normal date half cent. The dies are aligned in the medal, not the coin turn.[/QUOTE]
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