1795 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-4. Rarity-3. Plain Edge, Punctuated Date. AU-53 (PCGS). A visually and technically impressive survivor of this popular 1795 variety. Delightfully glossy with chocolate brown coloration and darker espresso patina around the devices. Isolated traces of natural planchet texture are visible throughout, but actual signs of handling are minimal. A softness at HALF CENT is typical of these dies and Libertys portrait remains bold. Very attractive and particularly lustrous in the fields. This is certainly a Condition Census example from these dies and only 4 coins have been graded finer by PCGS across all Plain Edge, Punctuated Date varieties. <p>Cohen-4 is the most readily obtainable die marriage of the Plain Edge, Punctuated Date <em>Guide Book</em> variety, although we caution bidders that the vast majority of examples are well worn and grade no finer than VF. The estimated population for all three die marriages of the Plain Edge, Punctuated Date variety is 245 to 675 coins in all grades, and Breen was aware of only half a dozen Mint State survivors from these dies.
