1795 Half Eagle

HBCC#:

3035

Breen#:

6412

BD#:

1

Judd#:

n/a

Pollock#:

n/a

This was probably the second 1795 half eagle variety actually minted early in August 1795. Although several numismatists, including Walter Breen and Robert Hilt, II, have attempted to cross-reference emission sequences with Mint delivery records, it is impossible to reconstruct a scenario specifying the date and quantity minted for each die variety. In 1980, Robert P. Hilt, II, published Die Varieties of Early United States Coins , including emission sequences, rarity ratings, and his predictions of exact mintage dates and quantities for each variety. His hypothesis relied heavily on exact quantities known for each die marriage.

Provenance:

Stanislaw Herstal Collection – American Auction Association (Bowers and Ruddy, 2/1974), Lot 760 – Harry W. Bass, Jr. – Harry Bass Research Foundation

Obverse:

Reverse:

Commentary:

"Obverse: BERTY repunched. Date numerals apart, spaced 179 5. Top point of 5 well imbedded in drapery. Rust lumps in lowest curls, field, date. Crack edge - left side of 9. Reverse: 4 berries. Leaves run into bottom of U and left base of N. Rust lumps. Lapped."