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Coin Date: 1795 Denomination (Short): 1/2c Denomination (Long): Half Cent Variety: No Pole, Plain Edge, Thin Planchet Variety 2: C-6c Desg: MS Composition: Copper Mintage: 139,690 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Liberty Cap, Head Facing Right Coinage Years: 1794-1797 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 23.5 Weight (Grams): 6.74 Designer: Gilbert Stuart Edge: Plain Obverse Description: Lady Liberty portrayed, facing right, with a pole and cap (on the pole). The word LIBERTY appears across the top periphery and the date at the bottom. Reverse Description: The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery surround a wreath framing the words HALF CENT. The wreath is tied by a bow at the bottom and the denomination of 1/200 at the bottom center. General Notes: The thin planchet variety is somewhat speculative in value as the coin was possibly produced in error. Just one example is known as of January 2020.
