{"product_id":"1804-draped-bust-half-cent-crosslet-4-stems-cacg-g-details-damage-1-2c-copper","title":"1804 Draped Bust Half Cent Crosslet 4 Stems CACG G Details Damage 1\/2C Copper","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e1804 Draped Bust Half Cent, Crosslet 4 with Stems, certified by CAC Grading. Certification number 504248415, printed on the label alongside the CAC coin number 477.83 and pictured clearly in the photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease read the grade carefully before bidding. The label reads CAC G DETAILS, Damage. That means CAC judged the amount of remaining detail to be consistent with a Good grade, but assigned no numeric grade because of damage to the coin. Details holders sell for well under the price of a straight-graded example, and this coin is priced with that in mind. Please review the photos closely and ask any questions before you buy, since a Details coin is bought on the pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat you get is a genuine, honest, 220-plus-year-old piece of early American copper. The surfaces have settled into an even dark chocolate brown, the date reads clearly at the bottom of the obverse, and the wreath, HALF CENT and the surrounding legends are all legible on the reverse. Liberty's profile is worn smooth in the way you expect from a coin that spent decades doing real work in commerce. It is a coin with wear and with a flaw, and it is also a coin from the third year of Thomas Jefferson's first term.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Draped Bust half cent was designed by Robert Scot and struck at the Philadelphia Mint from 1800 through 1808. Philadelphia reported 1,055,312 half cents for 1804 across every variety. The Crosslet 4 designation refers to a small vertical bar finishing the end of the horizontal crossbar on the 4 in the date, while the Plain 4 has no such bar. Stems refers to the reverse wreath, where two stems extend below the ribbon bow. Those two features combine into four recognized major varieties for the year, and this one is the Crosslet 4 paired with the Stems reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEarly copper is where a lot of serious collectors start and where many of them stay. Half cents were the smallest denomination the United States ever issued, they were never popular with the public, and they were struck only intermittently across their entire run before being discontinued in 1857. A Details example is an affordable way into a Draped Bust type set or a date and variety run without paying straight-grade money, which is exactly who this coin is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePhotos are of the actual coin and holder you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShips same business day on all orders placed before 6:00 AM EST. Every slab is packed securely and protected for transit, and shipping is fully tracked. Message us to save with combined shipping if you are buying more than one item.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67396985716781,"sku":"EB-318702903947","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_d92ff6c2-4fae-4448-b878-1176d6dbac56.png?v=1787433468","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1804-draped-bust-half-cent-crosslet-4-stems-cacg-g-details-damage-1-2c-copper","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}