1793 Liberty Cap Half Cent. Head Left. C-2. Rarity-3. Fine Details--Damage (PCGS). With bold outline detail to most major design elements, this is a numismatically desirable 1793 half cent despite considerable wear and an overall rough, granular texture. A prominent void in the planchet is evident at 11:30 on the reverse, which affected the wear pattern on the obverse and has resulted in the near-total loss of the digit 3 in the date. The first three digits are bolder, however, and the top of the 3 is discernible. Ruddy-brown and olive-copper patina overall. Struck in the first year of coinage operations at the United States Mint in Philadelphia, the 1793 half cent is the only date of the Flowing Hair, Liberty Cap type with Libertys head facing to the viewers left. As such, the demand from half cent specialists and type collectors is strong for examples at all level of preservation. PCGS# 1000. NGC ID: 2222.
