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 . or milling; large, small, distant,straight, crooked numbers, &c. 4th. Numerous cracks caused by broken dies,both on obverse and reverse are frequently of material assistance, for by theirmeans the variety of a piece can frequently be determined at a glance. As afurther assis
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 . or milling; large, small, distant,straight, crooked numbers, &c. 4th. Numerous cracks caused by broken dies,both on obverse and reverse are frequently of material assistance, for by theirmeans the variety of a piece can frequently be determined at a glance. As afurther assistance, we have noted, in brackets, the numbers and names of thelist prepared by Dr. B. Maris, whose happy nomenclature, in the description ofthe 1794 Cents, has generally been adopted by collectors. He has also kindlypermitted us to make extracts from his work, which we have freely done when-ever we found our list deficient. Our descriptions are made chiefly from theobverse; the reverse is used only as an accessory, or when possessing somestriking characteristic that will assist in determining the variety. No. 1. Head of 1793. The date straight with 1 close to hair and a slightlycrooked 4 almost touching bust. (Maris No. 1, 1793 Head.) Reverse: Dot close to n, between e and n of cent. Condition, good. Plate [|.. The HeliottpePriktinoCd. £20 Dehhjshire St Bostok. COPYRIGHT. 1878. UNITED STATES CENTS. 13 No. 2. The profile remarkably fine, the chin double; the legend libertya little nearer the milling than the head; the 1 and 4 of date at an equal distancefrom the hair, bust, and milling. (Maris No. 2; Double Chin.) Condition,proof. 1st Reverse: The same as reverse of No. 1. 2d Reverse: one cent high in wreath; the dividing line in T^s close todenominator; am in America distant. A slight crack extends from millingbetween m and e ofAmerica to t of cent. (Maris No. 4; a combination notmentioned by him.) No. 3. The head very much like No. 1; the staff thick, and paralle
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