1795 Liberty Cap Right Half Cent - Plain Edge, No Pole - Liberty Cap Right Half Cent (Plain Edge, No Pole) Double Struck

Description

A double strike is visible on this 1795 Liberty Cap Right half cent of the Plain Edge, No Pole variety. A double strike occurs when a coin is struck twice by the dies, with the coin shifting slightly between strikes, resulting in doubled or overlapping design elements. The second strike is approximately 90% offcenter, showing only the rim design on the obverse and "AME" of "AMERICA" on the reverse. This 1795 Liberty Cap Right half cent, of the Plain Edge, No Pole sub-variety, exhibits a double strike — the planchet received a second blow from the dies before ejection, producing overlapping design impressions. The Plain Edge, No Pole variety is distinguished by the absence of the liberty pole behind Liberty's cap and by a plain rather than lettered edge. The Liberty Cap Right design — Liberty facing right, wearing a cap — was used on the half cent from 1794 through 1797. The 1795 issue was struck on hand-operated screw presses, where die alignment and ejection timing were far less consistent than in later mechanical press eras.