7070 Half Cents: Two Of Three Slots Now Filled!

Next, my older 7070 calls this the Turban Head, but the newer albums correctly refer to it as the Classic Head...

Very nice jbuck!

Very nice! Both are holes in my album.

Thank you all for the compliments.



Will have to wait until the next show. I was just a few dollars short in my budget because there was one other coin that I had to get that day.

Look closer. I linked it.

Both of these are significant superlatives. The Draped Bust is now the oldest coin that I own (replacing my 1827 CBHD). The Classic Head has the lowest mintage (at least for an American coin, my avatar still has the lowest overall).

This brings up one of the faults I find with the 7070.
You fill it and you have an impressive collection
BUT
not a complete collection.

If you take a look at the NGC Registry Set for their definition of a type set you'll find two other designs need to complete the Half Cents.
They other two are:
-- Liberty Cap, Head Facing Left (1793)
-- Liberty Cap, Head Facing Right (1794-1797)

This is why:
-- I base my type set on the NGC definition
-- my type set is not in an album (no album that I know of makes room for all 5 designs)

BTW I have a Liberty Cap, Head Facing Right.
Mine is a 1795, Lettered Edge, With Pole, in XF-40.

I do NOT have a Liberty Cap, Head Facing Left, and I don't anticipate getting one (unless I hit the lottery).

It is very true that there are glaring omissions from the 7070, no spot for 1838 no star Seated dime. However, the 7070 was designed to include coins minted from the 19th century onward. The coins you are siting are 18th century coins.