1808/7 Draped Bust Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-3. EF Details--Bent (PCGS). An intriguing offering for half cent variety enthusiasts, this coin provides uncommonly bold detail for the 1808/7 C-2 attribution at a more affordable price point. Most major design elements are sharp, in fact, and the surfaces are originally toned in deep, steely copper-brown. Some ancient encrustation is noted, as are a couple of small marks on Libertys neck, but the only truly significant detraction is a crimp at the lower right obverse border that explains the PCGS qualifier. Cohen-2 is by far the more readily obtainable die marriage of the 1808/7 half cent, its C-1 predecessor a notable rarity with perhaps just 16 to 20 coins extant. This variety is scarce in its own right, as the obverse suffered a terminal cud break at the upper right border that forced the Mint to retire the die. The reverse went on to strike normal date examples in the C-3 pairing, that variety clearly accounting for the majority of 1808-dated half cents produced.The 1808/7 C-2 is a noteworthy condition rarity in all grades above VF; the sole Uncirculated survivor, the PCGS MS-64 BN from the Missouri Cabinet Collection, was auctioned by Ira & Larry Goldberg for $483,000 in January 2014, lot 90. This bold EF coin is sure to catch the eye of astute collectors. Manley Die State 2.0. PCGS# 1110. NGC ID: 222L.
