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<p>[QUOTE="Marshall, post: 11014757, member: 21705"]It is a draped bust design and if the photo indicating One Cent on the reverse is accurate, then the date is between 1796 and 1807.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have an underweight 168 grain variety that weighs 9.7 grams so the weight without ID is close to the half cent which also uses the Draped Bust design. There is significant material loss if it is ~29mm in diameter. Just a bit wider than the typical quarter. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are several things to look at which would narrow the search if visible. But I can make out the hair ribbon on the left (which is sometimes confused with the cap of the earlier series on corroded or very worn coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>My underweight coin is struck on a 168 grain standard Liberty Cap, the same weight as on all draped bust Cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marshall, post: 11014757, member: 21705"]It is a draped bust design and if the photo indicating One Cent on the reverse is accurate, then the date is between 1796 and 1807. I have an underweight 168 grain variety that weighs 9.7 grams so the weight without ID is close to the half cent which also uses the Draped Bust design. There is significant material loss if it is ~29mm in diameter. Just a bit wider than the typical quarter. There are several things to look at which would narrow the search if visible. But I can make out the hair ribbon on the left (which is sometimes confused with the cap of the earlier series on corroded or very worn coins. My underweight coin is struck on a 168 grain standard Liberty Cap, the same weight as on all draped bust Cents.[/QUOTE]
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