1795 Half Dime Pattern - J-21
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- $105
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- Grade
- MS63BN
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- eBay
Description
Judd-21 is a copper die trial of the 1795 Flowing Hair half dime. Like the 1794 copper half dime die trials, this piece was struck in copper to test the dies before committing to silver production. The obverse features the Flowing Hair portrait of Liberty facing right with stars flanking the portrait, LIBERTY above, and the date 1795 below. The reverse displays the standard small eagle within a wreath encircled by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The 1795 half dime marked the second and final year of the Flowing Hair design for the half dime denomination, as the Draped Bust design would replace it beginning in 1796. uspatterns.com records two examples, one pierced and plugged and the other, from the Valentine 6 dies, defaced. Reference data: struck in copper with a reeded edge, rated R-8. Catalogued as Judd-21, Pollock-30, Taxay EP47. Two known, one pierced and plugged, the other Valentine 6 defaced.
Rarity Notes
R-8 (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-21; Pollock-30; Taxay EP47
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