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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 374548, member: 6036&quot;]I don&#039;t have Cohen&#039;s book, but I have Breen&#039;s &quot;Encyclopedia of US Half Cents&quot;. Yes, this is Cohen-1 (<b>R-3</b>), the scarcest of the three varieties of 1828. Congrats !</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Breen photos for 1828 C-1 show the same doubling as your coin, but mention no repunching of the letters HALF CENT. They appear to be strike doubling (machine doubling), and probably carry no additional premium. It&#039;s also possible they really are repunched letters; dunno.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It&#039;s possible strike doubling is common on this type; I have an MS 1835 with very pronounced doubling on HALF CENT.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you&#039;re interested in Half Cents, check out the Heritage auction catalog for the Colonel Steve Ellsworth collection of half cents. Great photography accompanied by attribution can help guys like us. The auction catalog makes a great reference accompaniment to Cohen or Breen.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also notable... the Ellsworth 1828 C-1 shows similar doubling as your coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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