Question About 1796 Draped Bust Halves/Dollars

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jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 06/30/2024 10:57 am I've noticed that the designs for these two coins seem identical. If you saw a photo a 1796 bust coin and had no sense of scale, is there any way to know whether the coin you were looking at was a half or a dollar? Edited by jpsned 06/30/2024 10:58 am Report this Post to the Staff

1796NoPole Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 06/30/2024 11:10 am The 1796-97 half has 1/2 on the reverse Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/30/2024 4:12 pm I think he's talking about the obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 06/30/2024 6:34 pm CF, no, either obv or rev. 1796NoPole, you are correct. I've never noticed that! Thanks. (But it does seem that if you only had the obverse to look at, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.) Edited by jpsned 06/30/2024 6:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
idk12345678 Valued Member United States 196 Posts	Posted 06/30/2024 8:27 pm look at the size the dollar coins are a-lot bigger than the half dollars Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 07/01/2024 07:04 am Quote: look at the size the dollar coins are a-lot bigger than the half dollars But that's only if you had a dollar and a half sitting side by side. If you had one or the other by itself, I don't think you could know which one you were looking at. That was the point of my original post. Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 07/01/2024 1:54 pm The dentils of the 1796 halves are slanted and sharp, appear like the teeth of a saw. Dollars have small and even dentils. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 07/01/2024 2:09 pm Date size as well, the date on the dollar appears small because the entire coin is larger. The date on the half dollar appears large because the coin is smaller. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
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