Rare 1807 Draped Bust Liberty Copper Half Cent C-1 NGC XF 40 Brown
Description: Very desirable extremely fine Draped Bust Liberty Head half cent. The coin itself is better than the images suggest and has all of the details evident. Look at the details in the hair, the nose, the mouth, and the eyes. The word LIBERTY on the obverse is still very much evident and readable. As you can see from the photo, the details on the reverse are all there with even wear commensurate with its age and its circulated status. The coin is nicely toned, has nice eye appeal and is beautiful. These coins were designed by Christian Gobrecht. Early US coins such as this are gradually getting more and more difficult to find especially in such a high grade. Please carefully view photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: 1807.
Mint: Philadelphia.
Size and weight: Should weigh 5.44 grams of copper and should measure ~23.5 mm in diameter. The coin has the plain edge design References: Page 91 in "2023 US Coin R. S. Yeoman (The Official Red Book), 76th edition, Jeff Garrett, senior editor, Published by Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, GA." It is KM# 33.
Condition: The coin is the C-1 variety and is graded XF 40 BN (Extremely fine 40 Brown) by NGC and comes in a plastic slab so labeled. The coin has general and even wear commensurate with its age and circulated status. It shows some scratches and bag marks, which do not distract from its beauty and quality. A definite nice and quality coin that is very rare and difficult to come by. Please see photo for additional condition information.
