1802    C2 B2 G1        R2+     F15                                          $ 5,500
Reverse of 1802. Two Leaves at Top Right of Wreath. M2.0. 77.8 gr.
A dark coin with lighter devices that give it a bit of a cameo contrast. Sharpness of VF20.There are a couple of scratches fairly well hidden in the bust, but the reverse is mark free. Unusually, HALF CENT is completely legible, though the E is weaker than the other letters.

 
1802    C-2                  R3       VG7                                        $ 2,000
Medium brown with smooth problem free surfaces. Choice for grade.

 
1802    C-2                  R3       VF20                                       $ 8,500
VF30 Choice medium brown color with a hard smooth surface, but there are some old dull scratches under the hair ribbon and a couple more in the obverse field. This is not perfect, but it is till head and shoulders above most examples.

 
1803    C-1                  R1       EF45                                       $ 1,500
AU50 Lustrous chocolate with a trace of faded red. A minute nick above e of LIBERTY. A spot of oxidation at R of AMERICA.


1803    C-3                  R2       ANACS EF45                         $ 1,250
Lustrous light chocolate brown. Well struck and problem free. E-MDS. EAC EF 40.

 
1803    C3 B3 G3        R2-      AU55                                       $ 7,000
Date Spaced 180 3. M5.0 86.4 gr.
Very choice and highly lustrous light olive brown from faded Mint color; just a touch of friction on the highpoints from Mint State .A few scattered marks, visible with a glass. Very late die state.


1803    C4 B4 G1        R3+     XF45                                       $ 5,500
Reverse of 1805. 83.2 gr.
Excellent surfaces and color  with much remaining mint frost, especially on the reverse, which is upset. Placed 6th finest at the 2007 Half Cent Happening.


1804    C-1                  R3       VF35                                       $ 1,200
Sharper by 5 points but lightly cleaned and expertly retoned glossy chocolate brown. The surfaces are smooth and there are only a few trivial contact marks, including a dull one that connects the second S in STATES to the adjacent O in OF. MDS, Manley state 2.0. The arcing die crack at the top of the reverse is strong and the area outlined by this crack is slightly raised suggestive of a retained cud.