1804 Half Cent

I really like that coin! I'm no good at grading these, but though there is a lot of obvious wear, she still has quite a bit of depth and roundness to her face. My vote is VF-25.

In my opinion, mid VF range, typical bad strike.

Actually, a better than average strike. Coin has obvious wear especially in hair, drapery, ribbon, and wreath. Nice eye appeal and looks original and undisturbed.
VF25

When in doubt, I always go back to the CCF Coin Facts!

Draped Bust Half Cent General Grading Standards

AG3 About Good - Clear enough to identify.

G4 Good - Bust outline clear, few details, date readable. Reverse lettering worn and incomplete.

VG8 Very Good - Some drapery shows. Date and legends complete.

F12 Fine - Shoulder drapery and hair over brow worn smooth.

VF20 Very Fine - Only slight wear in above areas. Slight wear on reverse.

EF40 Extremely Fine - Light wear on highest parts of head and wreath.

AU50 About Uncirculated - Wear slight on the hair above forehead.

(I think the professional graders give a little slack in these guidelines with these older Draped Bust coins).

So, I'll go with:

VF-20. (It is very pretty!!)

Thank you all for your grading help, I have learned a lot. I have been focused mostly on Canadian large cents 1858-1901 so this Half Cent was way out of my area. Do you have any idea about what it is worth? I casualy looked up what I could and there seem to be more variables than my brain can take in this week. thanks again.