1804 C-7 R4 Spiked Chin G6. A few points sharper but the planchet is slightly bent. There is a collection of small digs left of the L in LIBERTY, a nick on the 8 and a couple more on the rim below, and two hairline scratches in the field before the portrait. No roughness or verdigris. Cleaned and retoned bluish steel and light olive. MDS, Manley state 5.0, with a strong cud break at OF-A. The right end of the cud has a small triangle-shaped lump hanging down over the A and the left end of the cud does not touch the O in OF. The Spiked Chin feature is weak but visible.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex a coin shop in Manchester, NH, 4/14/1973.
The Carvin Goodridge Collection of Half Cents
