1/2 Cent USA (1776 - ) Copper

1/2 Cent
Metal:
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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1857 C-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-62 Red & Brown. Frosty mint red fading to olive and steel brown, more than half the bright mint color remaining. Most of the toning is in the form of tiny specks and there are traces of an old fingerprint at stars 5-7. A couple microscopic specks of carbon can be fo ...

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1856 C-1 R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Frosty olive and bluish steel brown with mint color showing on 10-15% of both sides. The only notable marks are a small spot of silvery toning on the rim above star 5 and a nick on the right foot of the T in CENT. Sharply struck MDS, Manley state 2.0, show ...

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1855 C-1 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Very attractive lustrous chocolate brown with faded mint color showing in protected areas on both sides. A choice example, virtually flawless. A small planchet flake in the dentils right of star 12 is the best identifying mark. MDS. Our grade is MS62+, clo ...

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1854 C-1 R1+ AU55. Mint state sharpness but dipped, now retoning frosty faded red blending to bluish steel brown and chocolate. No other notable defects. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. The dash left of the base of the 1 is clear. Estimated Value $125-UP. The Haveland Estate. Categories: ...

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1851 C-1 R1. PCGS graded AU-58 Plus. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. The only mark is a small spot of darker toning on the rim over the first T in STATES. Nicely struck EDS with full radial lines in all the stars. Just a hint of friction from mint state. Our grade is consistent with t ...

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1856 Pattern Half Cent. Copper-nickel, plain edge. Judd-177. Pollock-205. Rarity 5. PCGS graded Proof 64 CAC Approved. Uniform soft reddish-brown. According to Judd: "During this year Congress was considering the bill which became the Act of February 21, 1857. This authorized cents weighing 72 ...

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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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