Key Date 1802 Half Cent (Toasted)

[BrianNY]

This morning found what I believe to be a key date 1802 Half Cent. I know it's in horrible shape but still cool to have a semi rare coin. It's very unfortunate that it is in the shape that is is since my buddy found an 1804 yesterday in the same field and it's in phenomenal condition. (Long Island, NY)

 

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[Wildcat1750]

Nice Draped Bust Half Cent find, especially with a fairly readable date!

 

[JeffInMass]

Remarkable find! Sure looks like a 2 as the last digit and that would have it at a mintage of just over 20K- in terms of quantity made, that's gotta be one of the rarest finds ever- CONGRATS!

 

[BrianNY]

Remarkable find! Sure looks like a 2 as the last digit and that would have it at a mintage of just over 20K- in terms of quantity made, that's gotta be one of the rarest finds ever- CONGRATS!

Thanks Jeff - Sure wish it could have been in better shape but happy to have it.

 

[Mason Jarr]

Great find! According to my Whitman's Redbook, that coin had two types of reverses...one with the 1800 design and one with the 1803 design. It's hard to tell for sure, but that straight stem sticking out of the left above the 2 in 1/200 makes it look like the 1800 style. Even as an AG-3 (which the book says is "clear enough to identify") that makes it about a $9K coin. Probably wouldn't get that with the environmental damage, but it's a valuable coin for sure. Congrats!

 

[ArfieBoy]

What a great find! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[BrianNY]

Great find! According to my Whitman's Redbook, that coin had two types of reverses...one with the 1800 design and one with the 1803 design. It's hard to tell for sure, but that straight stem sticking out of the left above the 2 in 1/200 makes it look like the 1800 style. Even as an AG-3 (which the book says is "clear enough to identify") that makes it about a $9K coin. Probably wouldn't get that with the environmental damage, but it's a valuable coin for sure. Congrats!

Thanks!! Had someone from a Facebook group point out that he believes this coin may have been the more "common" 1802 reverse based off the wreath design. While not the super rare version, there's still not many of these. The two different variants of wreaths are pretty distinct and I think I agree with him on the assessment. Upper picture is the 1800 reverse and lower picture is the 1802 reverse.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!!!! Congrats!!!!!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Nice coin. I always feel like a winner if I can identify a coin...if I can date it, even better.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Sweet half cent!

 

[WG2020]

BrianNY,

Great find, even if it isn’t the rarer of the two, it is still showing a value of $1K in G4 condition - the rarer one shows $25K in G4 condition. You may want to look into to see what the cost of using a professional conservator to clean the coin is, it could be worth the effort. Good luck with your hunts. Walt

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[BrianNY]

BrianNY,

Great find, even if it isn’t the rarer of the two, it is still showing a value of $1K in G4 condition - the rarer one shows $25K in G4 condition. You may want to look into to see what the cost of using a professional conservator to clean the coin is, it could be worth the effort. Good luck with your hunts. Walt

Yes, my banner vote is in.

Thanks, even how bad this coin is, you think it would still be worth sending in?

 

[texjim]

Bucket lister for me, Congrats