1811 Classic Head Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-3-. Close Date. EF-40 BN (NGC).

This warmly toned example is awash in deep copper-brown with traces of lighter autumn-brown in the center of the reverse. Nicely struck overall, we note only trivial lack of detail along the upper left reverse border, where a less than perfectly centered impression resulted in incomplete denticulation. The surfaces are microscopically rough, but present as fairly smooth in hand. From a mintage of just 63,140 pieces for the date, most survivors of which are from the C-2 die pairing, of which William R. Eckberg ( The Half Cent, 1793-1857: The Story of America's Greatest Little Coin, 2019) estimates a surviving population of 1,200 coins. This is a limited total compared to the demand enjoyed by this key date half cent issue. A visually appealing EF, the offered coin is sure to appeal to many early copper enthusiasts. Manley Die State 3.0.

PCGS# 1135. NGC ID: 222S.

From the Abernathy Collection.