Monograph of United States cents and half cents issued between the years 1793 and 1857: to which is added a table of the principal coins, tokens, jetons, medalets, patterns of coinage and Washington pieces, generally classified under the head of colonial coins A contribution to the numismatic history of the United States . ly. Only traces ofmilling appear. Reverse: Dot between e of one and t of cent. In nhr the last cipheroverlaps the dividing line, which is short. No. 2. The 1 in date at same distance from hair as last, the 9 very nearthe bust. The last 9 has a curl which touches the upper lo
Monograph of United States cents and half cents issued between the years 1793 and 1857: to which is added a table of the principal coins, tokens, jetons, medalets, patterns of coinage and Washington pieces, generally classified under the head of colonial coins A contribution to the numismatic history of the United States . ly. Only traces ofmilling appear. Reverse: Dot between e of one and t of cent. In nhr the last cipheroverlaps the dividing line, which is short. No. 2. The 1 in date at same distance from hair as last, the 9 very nearthe bust. The last 9 has a curl which touches the upper loop. There is asomewhat raised border with few traces of milling. Reverse: Apparently the same as last, but no dot visible. No. 3. The date further from rim, and the lower curves of the 99 weaklystruck, a peculiarity often noticed in this date. Reverse: Dot as in No. 1. The differences in the three described obverses are so trifling as scarcely todeserve mention, were it not for the fact that the date holds so important aposition in the series. It is surmised that Obverse No. 2 was a 1797 die with 7of date altered into a 9. Note.—In nearly every 1799 Cent we have examined, the legend or date was weak. From thefact that the two last numbers of the date appear weak and even indistinct, collectors should not Plate IV. The HeuotypePrtktinoCq. 220 DEyoiiSHiKa St Bosron Oopybight. 1878. UNITED STATES CENTS. 25 hastily reject the piece as spurious ; the impression itself may have been light, and the indistinctdate may be caused by a softness in the metal, the lack of a properly milled border, or the close-ness of the curls of the 9 to the rim, causing the date to be easily abraded or worn by frictionwhile in circulation. Nevertheless, the boasted rarity of this piece has undoubtedly acted as anincentive to dishonest practices on the part of numismatic tinkers and others, who wished (andstill wish) to produce specimens that can pass as genuine among credulous or inexperie
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