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1793 C-2 R3 PCGS XF40 EAC VF35. Choice glossy light to medium brown. The surfaces are smooth and very attractive. The only marks are a dull nick in the hair at the bottom of the cap and a speck of very light carbon under the left foot of the E in LIBERTY. Well struck and nicely centered with the border beading complete on both sides. The reverse is rotated 45 degrees CW.
1794 C-4a R3 Normal Head, High Date, CENT Type, Close Legend, Manley Die State 3.0 PCGS XF45 EAC VF30. Very high grade coin for this variety. Most specimens are available in grades no higher than Fine.
1795 C-5a R3 Plain Edge, No Pole, Thin Planchet. PCGS AU55. EAC AU50. This coin was struck from a thin planchet. The heavy die cracks and branch cracks on the reverse that identify the C-5a/5b varieties are clearly visible. The reverse is rotated approximately 30 degrees CCW. Most survivors of this variety are in low grade.
1800 C-1 R1. PCGS MS62BN NGC MS63BN EAC MS60+. Manley die state 3.0. This nice example of the first year of the Draped Bust obverse has choice lustrous surfaces. A steel blue-gray mint sheen glows from the brown background on both the obverse and reverse. Traces of mint red are noted around some of the devices. The reverse is rotated approximately 15 degrees CCW. It is generally accepted that most 1800 Half Cents were struck on Boulton & Watt planchets. Ex Tom Reynolds.
C-2 R3 Reverse of 1802. Medium-brown toning on both sides, the color assuming somewhat of a golden-brown hue on the obverse. Verdigris within the recesses of the reverse wreath is minimal, and a few scattered abrasions on the obverse are noted. The overall definition is pleasingly bold, but there is a little softness to the reverse denomination. EAC grade F12.
C-4 R4. Glossy medium brown mottled with darker chocolate brown. The only marks of any consequence are a nick in the field under the chin and a small splash of reddish brown toning at the base of the neck. The reverse is properly aligned head-to-foot.
1804 C-13 R1. PCGS MS64BN. EAS MS60. Manley die state 1.0. Obverse near perfect with 35% red showing. Reverse is 40% red with a beautiful irridescent glow in the center. PCGS Population 22 with 3 finer in MS65BN.
C-1 R2- Medium 5 Stemless Wreath. Mint state sharpness with nice glossy chocolate brown with flow line luster covering the fields and protected areas. The only mark is a very faint horizontal hairline scratch under HALF. Excellent eye appeal in spite of the minor defects. LDS, Manley state 2.0. The rim cud break right of the fraction is strong. EAC 55. Ex-Ken Seachman
1806 C-4 R1. PCGS MS63RB NGC MS64RB EAC MS63. This coin has a predominance of mint red remaining on the obverse and mint red fading to red-brown on the obverse. The "6" of the date is clearly repunched and the drapery lines on the bust are not well struck (as usual). The top of the legend and the highest leaves of the wreath on the reverse are weakly struck (the usual state). Ex Chris Victor-McCawley.
1807 C-1, R1. PCGS MS62BN. EAC MS60. Manley die state 3.0. A pleasing chocolate-brown example with only one small vertical blemish on Liberty's neck and a subtle trace of faded mint red in the protected areas. In this advanced die state, the dentilation is mostly gone. A die crack advancing from the top of "07" can be seen advancing all the way to the rim near 5:00. The obverse fields in this late die state are very rough. Reverse legends are shallow, especially at the top of the letters. Although fairly obtainable in circulated grades, Mint State survivors are scarce. A combined 5 coins have been graded finer at either service. This is one of the finest examples of this late die state.
1808 C-3 R1. PCGS AU58BN, NGC MS62BN, EAC MS60. This is the only common half cent variety of 1808. Mint state coins are very rare with about a half dozen known specimens. The obverse of this coin is a dark golden brown. The reverse a light reddish brown with mint luster peeking through in several places. Manley die state 1.0. Reverse is rotated 165 degrees clockwise. Ex-Chris Victor-McCawley
1809 C-3 R1. PCGS MS63BN, NGC MS64BN, EAC MS63. Choice, frosty surfaces. Brown with 5% mint red still showing. Manley die state 1.0. This coin is tied for Condition Consensus #1. Ex Tom Reynolds.
C-1 R2. There was only one major die state for this year of coinage. Most specimens of this coin exhibited stars 8-13 as flatly struck due to nonparallel die faces. This coin is unusual as stars 8-13 are sharply struck and stars 1-7 are flat. This coin is a pretty dark brown with nice gloss.
1811 C-1, R-4. EAC XF40 (PCGS XF45). M5.0. The Manley Plate Coin for Die State 5 and the Breen Plate Coin for Die State 5 (Page 311). This is the "four-star" break, a highly desirable and important die state of the 1811 Cohen-1 Half Cent variety. The reverse, which was reused for Cohen-2, clearly shows numerous die striations and die scratches. This example has wonderful golden-brown and sea-green color on both sides. The reverse has a weak area at TED S, exactly opposite the massive obverse die break. There is a small oval depression between the base of D and S on the reverse as a result of the die break.----------------------------------- Ex: Jim McGuigan (7/10/1984), Jules Reiver, Heritage Dallas Jules Reiver Collection 01/24/2006:19039, Jim McGuigan/Anthony Terranova/Chris Victor-McCawley, Michael Spurlock 03/17/2006
1811 C-1, R-4. EAC XF40 (PCGS XF45). M5.0. The Manley Plate Coin for Die State 5 and the Breen Plate Coin for Die State 5 (Page 311). This is the "four-star" break, a highly desirable and important die state of the 1811 Cohen-1 Half Cent variety. The reverse, which was reused for Cohen-2, clearly shows numerous die striations and die scratches. This example has wonderful golden-brown and sea-green color on both sides. The reverse has a weak area at TED S, exactly opposite the massive obverse die break. There is a small oval depression between the base of D and S on the reverse as a result of the die break.----------------------------------- Ex: Jim McGuigan (7/10/1984), Jules Reiver, Heritage Dallas Jules Reiver Collection 01/24/2006:19039, Jim McGuigan/Anthony Terranova/Chris Victor-McCawley, Michael Spurlock 03/17/2006
C-2 R1. EAC MS60+. Very attractive golden brown coin with a lighter golden mint glow emanating from both sides. Manley die state 3.0. The obverse is very sharply struck. A faint die scratch from the top of the curl above T in LIBERTY extends right towards the rim. The reverse has the normal very slight counter-clockwise rotation. The stem end on the reverse is lightly struck. Strong clash marks are noted within the wreath around the highest berry with lighter clash marks noted above the right H upright. The repunching of HALF CENT is clearly visible. Ex Jim McGuigan (From his #1 PCGS Registry Set).
1828 C-2 R2. 12 Stars. PCGS MS64 BN. EAC MS60+. This is an incomplete die with only five stars to the right. There was certainly room to add the 13th star in, but this was omitted for some unknown reason. Frosty light tan, olive, and steel-brown is intermingled on both sides with frosty, but subdued luster. Hints of original red mint color are visible on the reverse. PCGS Population 10, 1 Finer.
1829 C-1, R1. PCGS MS65RB. EAC MS63. Ample orange-red luster dominates the legends and outlines the devices. Sharply struck and free from contact. A few carbon flecks near the profile do not distract. PCGS Popluation 2, with 3 Graded Finer in 66.
1832 C-1 R2. PCGS AU58BN, NGC MS63BN, EAC AU50+. This coin is from a later die state, with a prominent crack from the rim through A of STATES to the immediate berry. Reddish brown toning, with a bit of graying and a few small dark spots on the obverse.
1833 C-1 R1. PCGS MS66BN, NGC MS67BN, EAC MS63. Sharply struck with especially strong definition in the centers, the surfaces are light, even brown with faint traces of mint red still evident around portions of the obverse and reverse peripheries. A superior type coin and one that shows no abrasions or spots on either side. This coin was most likely included in the Depression era find of several thousand 1833 half cents by Guttag Bros. Ex B&M Rarities Sale 07/29/2002:15
1834 C-1 R1. PCGS MS65BN, NGC MS66BN, EAC MS63. Tied for Condition Consensus #7. Manley die state 1.0. This coin was undoubtedly struck from near perfect dies. This coin shows no handling marks or dings whatsoever. The obverse shows a steel blue irridescence over a light brown. The reverse shows proof-like mirror surfaces with a shinier steel blue irridescence.
1849 C-1 R2. Large Date. PCGS MS65BN NGC MS65BN. EAC MS60+. Manley die state 2.0 with reverse die clockwise rotation of 5 degrees. Both the obverse and reverse of this coin are well struck. This coin is a lovely chocolate brown. Mint red still shows through around the protected areas on the reverse. The bottom half of the date is somewhat softly struck as is common on late die state coins. This coin has very clean field with few contact marks.
1850 C-1 R2. Small Date. PCGS MS62BN, NGC MS62BN, EAC AU50+. Very sharply struck coin for the date. True Mint State examples of this date are fairly rare. This coin has just a few contact marks on the obverse and reverse and a small scratch under "CENT" on the reverse.
1853 C-1 R1. PCGS MS65BN, NGC MS67BN, EAC MS63. Wonderful sharply struck coin with beautiful clean fields. Nice glossy surfaces. No Red Mint State 1853 Half Cents are known to exist.
1854 C-1 R1. PCGS MS65RB, NGC MS66RB, EAC MS63. Well-struck gem with substantial mint red on both the obverse and reverse. This coin is from Manley die state 2.0 and exhibits two tiny rust lumps on the reverse. One on the left upright of "H" in "HALF" and one on the "I" in "UNITED". This state was previously identifed by Breen as a separate 1854 die variety, but now is accepted as simply a later die state. This coin was likely once contained in a large hoard of half cents discovered by August C. Gies around 1935.
1856 C-1 R1. PCGS MS63BN, NGC MS65BN, EAC AU58. Manley die state 1.0. Lustrous dark chocolate brown, perhaps a shade lighter on the reverse, glossy and very attractive. A very tiny mint clip has filled in and now manifests as just a weak spot below the date and in the dentils above TE of STATES, an interesting phenomenon. Old dig inside top of wreath, no other significant flaws, a pleasing specimen of this date.