1/2 Cent USA (1776 - ) Copper

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Denomination:

1/2 Cent

Metal:

Copper

State:

USA (1776 - )

Issue year(s):

1840-1857

Catalog reference:

Diakov-)

Braided Hair Half Cents

Early Copper Half Penny (1840-1857)

Designer – Engraver: Christian Gobrecht
Metal Composition: 100% Copper
Diameter: 23 mm
Mass / Weight: 5.44 grams

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1851 C-1 R1 F15. Underweight Planchet and Weakly Struck. Slightly sharper in those areas that were reasonably well struck, but this piece was lightly cleaned and there are a few light hairline scratches in the field near star 12. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with lighter brown toning in pr ...

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1851 C-1 R1 MS60. Frosty olive and bluish steel brown with slightly faded red covering 10% of the obverse, 25% of the reverse. Possibly dipped long ago and retoned. No spots or stains, but the reverse fields are covered with microscopic lint marks or planchet chips, as struck. The obverse fiel ...

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1851 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Red. Lustrous bright original mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints, 85% of the red remaining. There are a few tiny contact marks, including a nick in the field off the bust tip, a pair of tiny ticks right of star 3, a small spot over star 13, an ...

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1849 Small Date First Restrike Proof Breen 1-B R6+. PCGS graded Proof 63 Brown. Attractive electric bluish steel with golden light brown highpoints on the reverse. The fields are highly reflective with deep mirrors on both sides. The notable marks are a small carbon spot close under the ear an ...

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1844 Proof Original Breen 1-A R6 Proof-20. Five points sharper with a few light contact marks on both sides, including 2 dull nicks at the tip of the chin and a vertical nick over star 4. Very attractive glossy chocolate brown with hints of frosty lighter steel brown in protected areas. Anothe ...

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1842 Proof Original Breen 1-A R6 Proof-20. Glossy chocolate brown with traces of very faded red in protected areas thanks to a very old cleaning. The surfaces are smooth and this piece offers excellent eye appeal. The notable marks are a light scratch from star 8 to the hair below, a pair of t ...

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1923-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck with the head nearly full. Close examination suggests this is a full head. Lightly toned around the edges. A nice origin ...

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1919-S. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. A very popular key date. Light hint of gold tone on the obverse. A well struck near-Gem that has deep silvery mint frost from center to periphery. A few ...

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1876. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. Blast white Gem Cameo Proof. Only 1,260 struck. The Twenty-cent piece, sometimes called a "double dime," had a brief appearance in the fourth quarter of the 19t ...

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