1804 1/2c Plain 4 Stemless - ?

Hi Vermont,

This looks like a challenge. I see definite wear at Liberty's shoulder, along the drapery, and on the high points of the hair, especially above the eye. The leaves have all lost a little detail in the centers. I'd call it EF-45 in terms of wear. However, there appears to be quite a bit of red-brown luster clinging to the obverse devices. That should boost the grade a bit, probably to AU-50. Hopefully the luster is original, not the result of some kind of old cleaning. It looks natural to me.

Beautiful coin. I'm looking forward to learning the grade consensus. I'm also interested in your asking price!

I actually came to just about the the same conclusion as jaobler separately. I can't tell from the pictures how I feel about the color although I would love to have it in hand in order to let you know.