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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7658941, member: 101855"]As the OP said, finding the 18th century pieces in the median collector grades is hard. When you find them, they often have problems. </p><p><br /></p><p>This one has a rim nick, but it's interesting. This is an example of a C 1795-6a half cent that was struck over Talbot, Allum and Lee Cent. The Talbot, Allum and Lee tokens were imported from England and probably circulated here like most other available copper. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316605[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a Talbot, Alum and Lee Cent. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316618[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The first U.S. Mint acquired a fair number of these TAL Cents, cut them down to half cent size, probably heated them to soften them for striking and made them into 1795 half cents. </p><p><br /></p><p>The undertype from the host coin shows on a number of pieces. On the 1795 half cent shown above, you can see a part of the "1794" date under the half cent's 1795 date. On the reverse, you can see part of "ONE CENT" on the edge. I have turned to the half cent reverse upside down so that you can see the "CENT" more easily. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316627[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Half cent collectors will pay a premium of the pieces that have easily seen under type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7658941, member: 101855"]As the OP said, finding the 18th century pieces in the median collector grades is hard. When you find them, they often have problems. This one has a rim nick, but it's interesting. This is an example of a C 1795-6a half cent that was struck over Talbot, Allum and Lee Cent. The Talbot, Allum and Lee tokens were imported from England and probably circulated here like most other available copper. [ATTACH=full]1316605[/ATTACH] Here is a Talbot, Alum and Lee Cent. [ATTACH=full]1316618[/ATTACH] The first U.S. Mint acquired a fair number of these TAL Cents, cut them down to half cent size, probably heated them to soften them for striking and made them into 1795 half cents. The undertype from the host coin shows on a number of pieces. On the 1795 half cent shown above, you can see a part of the "1794" date under the half cent's 1795 date. On the reverse, you can see part of "ONE CENT" on the edge. I have turned to the half cent reverse upside down so that you can see the "CENT" more easily. [ATTACH=full]1316627[/ATTACH] Half cent collectors will pay a premium of the pieces that have easily seen under type.[/QUOTE]
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