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 . ries, is united at the bottom by a ribbon, and enclosesthe words one cent. In the exterior angle formed by the ribbons is the frac-tional value T5u, and around the wreath the legend united states oe border is beaded. The edge is inscribed one hundred for a dollar
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 . ries, is united at the bottom by a ribbon, and enclosesthe words one cent. In the exterior angle formed by the ribbons is the frac-tional value T5u, and around the wreath the legend united states oe border is beaded. The edge is inscribed one hundred for a on thick planchets. Size 29 millimeters. No. 11. The profile of the face is remarkably fine, the forehead legend liberty is large for the date, and in l almost touches the beadedborder; the end of the staff is thick, ending within less than one millimeter fromthe border. Condition, nearly proof. 1st Reverse: The wreath is rounded, with one cent well in the centre • itbears six berries on the left, and five on the right branch. The ribbon on theright falls to the dividing line in ^ of which the denominator almost touchesthe beaded border. * The following is a description of this type by a French writer: Tete a droite; chevelure flottante. Derrierele bonnet de la liberie au bout dune pique. Plate I. THEHELIOTTPEPRIHTINGCO. 220 DEVONSHIREST. BOSTOH OOPYBIGHT- [876. UNITED STATES CENTS. 11 2d Reverse: The leaves spread more widely, one of them nearly touch-ing m in america. The left branch has five berries; near c of cent is a shortstem without a berry; the right branch has seven berries. (Not illustrated.) No. 12. A crack beginning at e in liberty extends through the head to 3of date. The legend is not quite so near the beaded border, especially in : The same as first reverse of No. 11. No. 13. A slight crack is visible through y of the legend liberty, reach-ing the forehead, not showing upon the head, but reappearing at the lower lockof ha
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