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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jimski, post: 2880230, member: 77373&quot;]1804 Draped Bust Half Cent, Spiked Chin variety. </p><p>Die marriage Cohen-6, reverse die state Manley 3.0</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]690202[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]690203[/ATTACH]</p><p>Reverse die cracks at 1:30 to 5:00, 6:00 to 8:00, and 10:00 to 11:30.</p><p><br /></p><p>From:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/draped-bust-half-cents-1800-1808-pscid-8/1804-spiked-chin-1-2c-ms-coinid-11066" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/draped-bust-half-cents-1800-1808-pscid-8/1804-spiked-chin-1-2c-ms-coinid-11066" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/draped-bust-half-cents-1800-1808-pscid-8/1804-spiked-chin-1-2c-ms-coinid-11066</a></p><p><br /></p><p>DRAPED BUST HALF CENTS SPIKED CHIN 1804 1/2C</p><p><br /></p><p><i>The obverse die used previously for Cohen varieties 1 and 3 became damaged, presumably from heavy contact with some piece of machinery, and it continued to be used for four more die marriages with a jutting projection affectionately called by numismatists the Spiked Chin (C-5 through C-8). The most often seen of these is C-8, though C-6 is a favorite with die state collectors for the progressive failure of its reverse die.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.coinfacts.com/half_cents/1804_half_cents/1804_half_cent_c06_die_state_low_res.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinfacts.com/half_cents/1804_half_cents/1804_half_cent_c06_die_state_low_res.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinfacts.com/half_cents/1804_half_cents/1804_half_cent_c06_die_state_low_res.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>DIE STATES OF THE 1804 COHEN-6 HALF CENT by Bill Eckberg</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>The 1804 C6 Half Cent has what is probably the most interesting die state progression of any United States coin. The die states listed here refer to different stages of the deterioration of the reverse die and are attributed according to Manley. Ronald P. Manley’s 1998 <u>The Half Cent Die State Book 1793-1857</u> has supplanted the Cohen and Breen references for most specialists. </i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>The set </i>{of images on this site, Jimski} <i>contains most of the major die states of this variety. However, there are many intermediate states. </i>{There are 12 major die states, Jimski}[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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