US Liberty Cap Bust Right Half Cent Coins | Facts, Grading Standards, and Specifications

Liberty Cap Bust Right Half Cent (1794-1797)

Liberty Cap Half Cent General Grading Standards

AG3 About Good - Clear enough to identify.
G4 Good - Outline of bust clear, no details. Date readable. Reverse lettering incomplete.
VG8 Very Good - Some hair details. Reverse lettering complete.
F12 Fine - Most of hair detail shows. Leaves worn but all visible.
VF20 Very Fine - Hair near ear and forehead worn, other areas distinct. Some details in leaves show.
EF40 Extremely Fine - Light wear on highest parts of head and wreath.
AU50 About Uncirculated - Only a trace of wear shows on Liberty's face.

1794 Liberty Cap Half Cent Bust Right Obverse and Reverse

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Designer: 1794: Robert Scot 1795-1797: John Smith Gardner
Diameter: 23.5 Millimeters	Content: 100% Copper

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes	Weight	Edge
1794	81,600	0	6.74 grams	Lettered "Two hundred for a dollar"
1795 Lettered Edge	139,690	0	6.74 grams	Lettered "Two hundred for a dollar" until Dec 27 1795, then plain.
1795 Plain Edge	139,690	0	5.44 grams
1796	1,390	0	5.44 grams	Plain
1797	127,840	0	5.44 grams	Plain

Mint Mark Legend:

There are no mintmarks on these coins, all coins were minted in Philadelphia.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present

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