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 2024-07-20
1851 Braided Hair Half Cent, C-1

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1853 C-1 R1 EF40. End-of-Strip Planchet Clip. Glossy chocolate brown. Smooth and attractive. The only notable mark is a very light rim bruise at ST in STATES. A straight end-of-strip planchet clip severely weakens the dentils at stars 7-9 and the opposing ones from ICA to under the stem end. V ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1853 C-1 R1 EF45. Tilted Partial Collar Strike. Sharpness near mint state but cleaned and nicely retoned frosty steel brown and light chocolate. There is a rim nick at star 3.5, another under the 3 in the date, and a tiny rim bruise at ED in UNITED. A knife edge was smoothed off the rim at the ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1851 C-1 R1 EF45. Thin, Lightweight Planchet. Glossy medium brown with frosty mint luster in protected areas. A tiny rim bruise at star 11.5 is the only notable defect. The planchet is thin and therefore underweight, and the thinness resulted in a soft strike at stars 7-10 and at ICA into the ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1851 C-1 R1 PCGS graded MS60 Brown. Chatter Strike. Frosty bluish steel brown with delicate overtones of sea green, especially on the reverse. A small planchet void in the field under star 3 is the only notable defect. Sharp, clear doubling (from die bounce) shows on most of the stars and on s ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1851 C-1 R1 EF45. Railroad Rim with Clipped Planchet. Five points sharper but there is a dull mark on the rim at TE in UNITED and a tiny rim nick off the end of the wreath stem. Lustrous medium brown and steel blending to light olive in protected areas. There is a railroad rim around the edge ...

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