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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BostonCoins, post: 1718545, member: 34720&quot;]Hello Everyone!</p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased this coin about a year ago from another web site. It was listed for about $50 for awhile. No one hit on it... so I think I ended up offering the person $25-$30 for it. I don&#039;t recall exactly. Anyhow, I didn&#039;t have ANY half cents, I love the old copper.... well... I got the bug, and went and purchased it for the lower of the prices. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now.. for those of you who want to scold me on purchasing a very low grade coin... I know.... I know.. you are right.... I promise... I&#039;ll do better in the future!:yes:</p><p><br /></p><p>So... I popped it into a new 2x2, and filed it away.</p><p><br /></p><p>About a week or so ago... was just browsing through my binder, updating my coins list... and my attention was drawn back to this coin. After looking up the prices on this coin (nuismedia).. I realized that there is 3 types of the 1805 1/2 cent.... Stemless small 5.... W/Stems Small 5.... W/Stems Large 5...</p><p><br /></p><p>The W/Stems small five seems to be the most valuable.... by a lot. I figured the coin deserved proper identification. So.. after examining the coin... I realized firstly that it has stems... Okay...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Down to two varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p>I then went online to see what the small versus large 5 looks like... </p><p>and I swear this looks like a small 5....<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I know the pics are crappy (tried all I could do to get a good pic of this coin)... but was hoping that someone here might identify variety markings that give it a definitive small or large 5 even with a poor date? Under a loop, it really looks like a small 5 to me!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts? Inputs?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]265802.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]265803.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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