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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 8250395, member: 10461&quot;]<b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">United States: copper Draped Bust half cent, 1804, &quot;Spiked Chin&quot; variety</font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1453444[/ATTACH] </font></font></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse: </b>Draped Bust of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_(personification)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_(personification)" rel="nofollow">Liberty</a> right.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse: </b>Denomination within wreath, fraction below.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint" rel="nofollow">United States Mint</a>, Philadelphia.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications: </b>Copper, 5.4 g, 23.5 mm.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade: </b><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/44307721" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/44307721" rel="nofollow">PCGS XF40</a>; cert #44307721.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16948.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16948.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-16948</a>, KM-33.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-David Lawrence Rare Coins, Virginia, USA, Internet Auction #1210, 27 February 2022. <a href="https://www.davidlawrence.com/rare-coin/2351715" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.davidlawrence.com/rare-coin/2351715" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b>It is believed that the &quot;spike&quot; which protrudes from Liberty&#039;s chin on this variety was caused by a loose screw contacting the die.&nbsp; The characteristic parallel ridges in the right obverse field were likely caused by the the threads of that screw.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>I have always liked this variety and used to own a PCGS VF20 <a href="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/TPyWaw3RTYyb7rILsJMl_01-1804-HC-026500-slab.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/TPyWaw3RTYyb7rILsJMl_01-1804-HC-026500-slab.jpg" rel="nofollow">example</a> with a very similar appearance.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>[ATTACH=full]1453444[/ATTACH]</b></font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1453445[/ATTACH]</font></font></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>[ATTACH=full]1453446[/ATTACH] </b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>[ATTACH=full]1453447[/ATTACH]</b></font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1453448[/ATTACH]</font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1453449[/ATTACH]</font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1453450[/ATTACH]</font></font></b></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1453451[/ATTACH]</font></font></b></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1">055000S</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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