1804 Half Cent

[Sniffy]

Can someone help....How do you determine the "variety"

 

[Mackaydon]

If you have Yeoman's Red Book, pics of the 5 varieties are shown on page 89 (2009 edition).

 

[Sniffy]

If you have Yeoman's Red Book, pics of the 5 varieties are shown on page 89 (2009 edition).

picking up yoemans red book soon. Thanks.

 

[gmanlight]

WTG nice find

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

All I know is that it's a variety I haven't dug.

 

[cosmic]

Doesn't look like a spike chin (large spike in front of chin) Look at the reverse.. Stems and stemless, that is the stems of the laurel extends out the other side of the ribbon..Stemless stops a ribbon.. Crosslet 4 ( has a little wing off the end of the 4) or plain 4 like on modern coins.. So a crosslet 4 stemmed or stemless, or plain 4 stemmed and stemless.. Hope this helps..

 

[Sniffy]

Doesn't look like a spike chin (large spike in front of chin) Look at the reverse.. Stems and stemless, that is the stems of the laurel extends out the other side of the ribbon..Stemless stops a ribbon.. Crosslet 4 ( has a little wing off the end of the 4) or plain 4 like on modern coins.. So a crosslet 4 stemmed or stemless, or plain 4 stemmed and stemless.. Hope this helps..

I bought the Red Book, which helped . However, thank you for the CORRECT variety.