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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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1854 C-1 R1+ AU50. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with satiny lighter steel brown in protected areas. A puff of darker chocolate toning in the field right of the inner curl and a light hairline scratch on the jawline are the only notable marks. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. Th ...

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1854 C-1 R1+ MS60+. Lustrous light greenish olive brown with overtones of light bluish steel in protected areas. Very sharply struck showing needle-sharp details throughout. The only marks are a tiny speck of carbon nestled between two dentils under the 8 and very faint hairlines in the fields ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1854 C-1 R1+ MS62. Lustrous bluish steel brown and olive with faded mint red bleeding through in the fields and protected areas on both sides. No spots or stains. The only mark is a thin diagonal nick or pre-striking planchet chip on the jaw. Sharply struck EDS, Manley state 1.0. The repunchin ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1853 C-1 R1. NGC graded MS-66 Brown. Frosty chocolate brown with bluish steel overtones on the obverse. Traces of faded mint red show on both sides. No spots or stains. The only marks are some microscopic ticks in the field between star 2 and the chin. MDS showing a subtle depression in the fi ...

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1851 C-1 R1 AU58. Lustrous medium brown with traces of mint color remaining in protected areas on both sides. Nice eye appeal, just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. MDS. Estimated Value $150-UP. Categories: Coronet Head Half Cents

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1850 C-1 R2 AU50. Glossy olive brown and chocolate. Sharply struck with smooth, attractive surfaces. The only marks are a tiny scratch hidden in the hair under the ear and another at the F in OF. EDS. Removed from an NGC slab graded AU58 (NGC label included). Estimated Value $150-UP. Categorie ...

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