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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collecting Nut, post: 26079589, member: 74863&quot;]I can’t recall if I’ve ever posted this. I don’t think I have so here it is. It’s a 1803 Half Cent with the 2nd reverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>Half Cents are the lowest face value of all U.S. coins and they are all considered scarce. They were authorized on April 2, 1792. Just 9 1/2 months later the weight was changed before producing a single coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>A Presidential proclamation for conformity with the Act of March 3, 1795 one again lowered the weight to 84 grains. </p><p><br /></p><p>All Half Cents were produced and issued by the Philadelphia Mint. The Act of February 21, 1857 discontinued them from being minted. Various intermissions occurred during its lifespan. </p><p><br /></p><p>Only proofs were produced from 1836 to 1848 and they were minted in small quantities. From the first Half Cent produced a number of varieties were minted. There is a noticeable lapse for most collectors. A number of dates are so pricy collectors can’t afford them. </p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased this from an estate almost a year and a half ago. It is a Draped Bust, which was minted from 1800-1808. 92,000 is the total mintage for an 1803. Mine is the standard version and an AG-3 is valued at 45. This is more in the Fine range. There is a die crack on the reverse. It’s difficult to capture on my cell, in part due to the darker color of the coin. It runs from the first T in STATES down to the L in HALF and then straight over to the AM in AMERICA. The right side of the crack is fainter than the left but it is there in hand, plain as day.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1661428[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1661429[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1661430[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1661431[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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