1811 1/2C Cohen 1, BN F15BN 认证号60195487, PCGS号35239

1811 C1 Classic Head half cent, Wide Date, R6. This is the front-line example for the Furnace Run PCGS Registry Set of US half cents from 1793 to 1857 by Cohen Variety. This coin has been authenticated and graded by PCGS as F15, and also CAC-certified as CHOICE for the assigned grade. So WOW does this coin have a lot going for it: key date for the series; rarest of the two Cohen varieties for 1811; cool late die state M5.0 with obverse rim break cud over stars 1-4; PCGS-graded in the sweet spot at F15; and CAC-certified as CHOICE! Whew! Now take a look at the photos to see completely original chocolate brown surfaces, and that should complete the package! This is another coin that you might have to compete with ME to buy once the coins are available for purchase! The "Cohen 1" variety and "Furnace Run Collection" pedigree are both listed on the PCGS label. Ex-Mark Palmer collection #MP106; Shawn A. Yancey 2016; Furnace Run Collection.

Ron Guth

The 1811 Half Cent has the lowest mintage of any date since 1802.  The entire mintage is comprised of two varieties, both of which look quite similar to each other.  Most of the literature uses the distance between the 1 and the 8 of the date as an attribution point.  Thus, on the Cohen-1 variety, the two digits are spaced farther apart than they are on the Cohen 2.  However, if that is too difficult to discern (it is for me), check out the distance of the 13th star from Liberty's hair.  On Cohen 1, the star is closer than on Cohen 2. 

The 1811 Cohen-1 Half Cent is just a smidge more rare than the Cohen-2, but both are priced similarly.  Two die states of the 1811 Cohen-1 command special attention.  The first is the so-called "2-Star Break" where a hunk of the die falls off in the area of the first two stars, leaving a raised blob of metal on any coin struck from the dies.  In a later state, another chunk of metal falls off the die, resulting in a "4-Star Break'.  Both of these late die states are very rare.

Most 1811 Cohen-1 Half Cents are in circulated condition, though at least one example is known in Mint State.  Collectors cannot afford to be picky on this variety because they rarely come on smooth, problem-free, chocolate-brown planchets.