1795 P Liberty Cap Half Cent

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1795 P Liberty Cap Half Cent
1795 P Liberty Cap Half Cent
Image Courtesy of CCF Numismatics
Designer: John Smith GardnerEdge: Lettered "Two hundred for a dollar" until Dec 27 1795, then plain.
Diameter: 23.5 millimetersMint: Philadelphia
Content: 100% copperCirculation Strikes: 139,690 (includes both edge types)
Weight: Lettered edge: 6.74 grams Plain edge: 5.44gramsProof Strikes: 0
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.

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