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1795 Liberty Cap Right Half Cent - LE, Punctuated Date

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year

1795

Denomination

Half Cent

Mint Mark

Strike Type

Regular Strike

Series

Liberty Cap Right Half Cents 1794-1797

Designer

John Smith Gardner

Mintage (whole issue)

139,690

Composition

Copper

Weight

6.74g

Diameter

23.5mm

Edge

Lettered: TWO HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR

Value Estimates

$666 - $11,478

Values as of May 2026, from published price guides and, in some cases, recorded auction sales. For most coins the range runs from a well-worn example (around G-4) to an uncirculated one, but individual coins can sell for more or less depending on grade, eye appeal and demand. Compare recent sales of similar coins for a closer estimate.

Auction Record

Price realized: $43,200
Sold: 25 March 2020
Grade: MS62BN
Auction house: Stack's Bowers

Description

Part of the Liberty Cap Right Half Cents 1794-1797 series, the 1795 Liberty Cap Right Half Cent - LE, Punctuated Date is a half cent from the Philadelphia Mint. Across all of its varieties, the 1795 half cent had a mintage of 139,690; how many have the lettered edge and punctuated date is not recorded. The Mint recorded 142,534 half cents for 1793-1795 together and 115,480 for calendar 1796; 139,690 is the 1795-dated share of both. The obverse features Liberty facing right with a Phrygian cap on a pole behind her head and the reverse displays a wreath enclosing HALF CENT and 1/200. Multiple die varieties including the Lettered Edge, Plain Edge, and Punctuated Date types. Struck in copper, weighing 6.74 grams, 23.5 mm in diameter, with a lettered: two hundred for a dollar edge. Cataloged as PCGS #1015.