1795 C-6b R6- No Pole, Thick Planchet VG7. Attractive glossy chocolate brown. No roughness or verdigris and only a few minor marks. These include a pair of tiny planchet chips on the cheek, a thin nick on the rim off the tip of the bust, and a thin nick on the cap under the L in LIBERTY. The designs are nicely balanced. The date is weakly impressed, as usual on the thick planchet version of the variety, but it is complete and easily readable. The legends are complete. Overall a nice example for the grade. EDS, Manley state 1.0, without any trace of a bulge right of the Y in LIBERTY. Weight 124.1 grains, which is at the upper end of the range for the thick planchet version (which were most likely made from large cent planchets; see Manley page 66). Davy #95.6b.2. Estimated Value $3,000-UP. Ex Jim McGuigan 1/15/1981. Categories: Selections from the Davy Collection of US Half Cents Part 2
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