Whitman Expo
1795 Copper Pattern Half Dollar MS BN J-22 Values
Details
Struck in copper from regular dies (Overton-117), made as a pattern to test the dies, then run through compression rollers and used as a planchet strip; a disk for a half cent was cut from it. This pattern half dollar is actually known to us only through traces visible on a half cent. Believed to be unique.
Basic Information
GSID:
266235
Coin Date:
1795
Denomination:
P50c / Pattern 50 Cents
Designation:
MS
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
Unique
Coinage Type:
Pattern
Coinage Years:
1795
Composition:
Copper
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Copper
Variety 2:
J-22
Rarity:
R-Unique
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
