89: 1793 1/2 C MS60 Brown NGC. Start Price USD 55,000.00 Current Price USD 52,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 18, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 18, 2008 Location Long Beach Convention Center See more about '89: 1793 1/2 C MS60 Brown NGC.' Description click for larger image89: 1793 1/2 C MS60 Brown NGC. 1793 1/2 C MS60 Brown NGC. C-3, B-3, R.3. Breen State III with considerable reverse die rust through much of the wreath. Manley only records a single die state for the variety. The bust of Liberty on the obverse has a hooked bust line, and the reverse has the U and A crowding the stems. These features combine for immediate attribution of the variety. The 1793 half cents were the first of the denomination coined at a young Philadelphia Mint, and they followed the Chain and Wreath cents into production. Mint records indicate that 35,334 pieces were minted, and each of the four die varieties were probably struck in about equal numbers, considering that the rarities are nearly identical. Breen believed that the 7,000 coins delivered on July 20, 1793, represented the entire production of C-1, and that the 3,400 of September 18, 1793, represented the final examples of C-4. That left 24,934 coins delivered on July 26, for all of C-2, C-3, and the balance of C-4. A mintage of about 9,500 to 10,000 coins each seems to be about right for C-2 and C-3. This delightful example has satiny medium brown surfaces with a few tiny rim bumps, but no other problems on either side. Some might consider the obverse planchet marks and laminations to be "problems," but they are exclusively mint-made and have no actual affect on the grade. This piece almost reaches the Condition Census for the variety, and is easily among the top 10. 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