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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 303914, member: 66&quot;]Lettered edge half cent.&nbsp; He said it is roughly the size of a 1730 farthing&nbsp; Our large cent was roughy the size and weight and value of a British halfpenny of the era.&nbsp; So a half cent should be about the size of a farthing.&nbsp; And the edge of the 1793 - 1797 half cents said TWO HUNDRED <b>FOR A DOLLAR</b>&nbsp; (I am assuming he has read the edge slightl wrong or paraphrased i when he posted it here.)</p><p><br /></p><p>On the word HUNDRED are the letters all close together or is there almost enough space between them to put another letter in between each of them?&nbsp; (This will help narrow down the date range.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I can see a little of something on the coin in your picture but not enough to make out exactly what it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>An accurate weght might be helpful as well.&nbsp; Grams to at least two decimals.&nbsp; (Will give clues as to planchet stock and whether it is a very worn coin or a blank planchet.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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