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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 979407, member: 21705&quot;]The Draped Bust Half Cent probably has a plain edge, but coins of that era often were made from scrap copper or occasionally an old planchet or cut down coin which might have had edge lettering or gripped edges or some other edge device. Someone has to be the first to discover such an error from a time where many errors exist.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then varieties are usually identified by Cohen number in the Half Cent series. Each die was made individually and are identifiable as far as we know. Obverse andd Reverse dies were not always replaced at the same time and each pairing is identified with the aforementioned Cohen number (ie C-1, C-2, C-3 etc.) The copperheads then establish die states as the individuals dies break and fail.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can find much on both the net and on this site using the search feature. This post purchase paper chase is as fun to me as acquisition of the coins, but I may be a little nutts.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest you try to do this yourself first. Then when you think you have an answer, plenty of copperheads like myself will be more than happy to confirm or correct your findings.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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