Splendid luster covers light brown surfaces and remnants of mint color peek forth from protected areas. The fields are smooth and frosty, with ideal natural visual appeal and no marks of consequence. Some inconsequential specks are seen around the left side of the central denomination, mostly around H of HALF. A single thin hairline extends from the curl beneath Libertys bow to her shoulder drapery, but it is difficult to find even when sought out.There is no variety of half cent more avidly pursued by die state than the 1804 Cohen-6. Piece by piece, much of the reverse rim falls away, as a faint crack above ME turns into an enormous cud over all of AMERICA, the fraction, and UNI of UNITED. Breen enumerated 16 die states. Manleys 12 die states are occasionally divided into decimals, and Gene Braigs research extended nine major die states into subdivisions beyond the decimal point. This piece shows an extremely late state, nearly but not quite terminal, equivalent to Manley 11.0 and Braig 8.0. With a position among the finest known Spiked Chins of any variety, and a provenance to the legendary collections of Howard R. Newcomb and Col. E.H.R. Green, this gem is among the most desirable half cents of this date.