Composition: Copper
Weight: 5.4400g
Diameter: 23.5mm
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Obverse: Draped bust right, date at angle below
Obverse Legend: LIBERTY
Reverse: Value within thin wreath
Reverse Legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Note: The wreath on the reverse was redesigned slightly in 1802, resulting in "reverse of 1800" and "reverse of 1802" varieties. The "stems" varieties have stems extending from the wreath above and on both sides of the fraction on the reverse. On the 1804 "crosslet 4" variety, a serif appears at the far right of the crossbar on the 4 in the date. The "spiked chin" variety appears to have a spike extending from Liberty's chin, the result of a damaged die. Varieties of the 1805 strikes are distinguished by the size of the 5 in the date. Varieties of the 1806 strikes are distinguished by the size of the 6 in the date.
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