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1793/2 Wahington Ship Half penny
Hi all colonial/copper lovers. Does anyone know the where about of
these 5 coins? Are there more? Only five extant examples are reported that are in perfect condition without the bulge. Breen states the overdate can only be seen on these five examples as it is not apparent on examples from after the die clash. The 1793 Ship Halfpenny used the obverse of the Small Eagle Cent (Baker 16) consisting of a Washington bust left in military dress with the legend WASHINGTON PRESIDENT but no date. Before the die was used for the Ship Halfpenny the letters in the legend were recut, so that the serifs are mostly straightened, while in the original use of the die for the Small Eagle Cent the serifs were usually bifurcated (that is, curved with a notch in the center). The reverse die depicts a ship on the sea (in imitation of, but not the same as, the ship on the Washington Liverpool Halfpenny) with the legend HALFPENNY above and the date 1793 below. The edge carries the same legend as on the 1791 Small Eagle Cent: PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL · X · The date was originally cut into the die as 1792 but was changed to 1793 before being used. Apparently the dies clashed early in use. The resulted in a buckeling of the dies, evident as a bulge on the coin between 3:00 and 5:00 o'clock on the obverse. Any help would be appreciated John |
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