1793 Liberty Cap Half Cent. Head Left. C-4. Rarity-3. Fine-15 (PCGS).Engaging copper brown surfaces with considerable gloss to both sides. The surfaces are a bit rough in texture, although not distractingly so to the unaided eye, and there are no sizeable marks to report. An otherwise bold strike wanes minimally along the right obverse and reverse borders. All in all, a thoroughly appealing circulated survivor of this historic and perennially popular half cent issue. Manley Die State 2.0, the usual state.The 1793 is the first half cent struck in the United States Mint. While this issue introduces us to the Liberty Cap design type, it differs from all others of this type produced through 1797 in that Libertys portrait on the obverse is facing left as opposed to right. As such, the 1793 is a one year design, an example of which is required for completion of a type set of U.S. coins. And with an original mintage of just 35,334 pieces and a high rate of attrition suffered through circulation, competition is fierce for the surviving examples.Acquired from Henry Garrett, September 1983.
