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 EF45. Five points sharper but there are a few tiny nicks on the tip of the chin, and these are easy to miss. The best identifying mark is a short diagonal struck-through line in the field above star 1 (where a tiny piece of wire or thread got between the die and planchet during str ...

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1857 C-1 R2 EF45. Glossy light greenish olive and steel with satiny mint frost in protected areas. No spots or stains, only a few microscopic ticks of no significance. Nicely struck EDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. Categories: Coronet Head Half Cents

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1856 C-1 R2 AU58. A frosty mint state piece but there are several microscopic pinscratches in the field at the inner curl. Frosty olive and bluish steel with peeps of faded mint red in a few places. Sharply struck MDS, Manley state 2.0 early. Estimated Value $150-UP. Ex McCawley & Grellman Auc ...

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1855 C-1 R1 AU55. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned light golden brown and tan fading to darker steel brown. A collection of tiny spots of dark toning at the U in UNITED is the only additional defect. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. Categories: Coronet Head Half Cents

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1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Light chocolate brown with darker olive toning in protected areas. Traces of very faded mint red remain on both sides. The luster is subdued by a thin layer of natural oxidation, but there are no other defects. MDS. Our grade is MS60. Estimated Value $1,000 ...

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1855 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel, nearly a third of the mellowed mint color remaining. The only marks are a tiny abrasion in the field close over the tip of the coronet and a thin nick on the rim under star 13. Excellent eye appeal, hence the ...

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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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1908-S. NGC graded MS-66 Red. Nice strike with relatively fresh color. Frosty Gem. Tied for finest at NGC. Satiny matte surfaces explode with intense luster and varying shades of coppery and gol ...

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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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