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PCGS Number: 1253 Coin Date: 1840 Denomination (Short): 1/2c Denomination (Long): Half Cent Variety: Restrike Variety 2: Reverse of 1840 Desg: PR Mint Mark: P Composition: Copper Mintage: 12-17 Known Strike Type: Proof Coinage Type: Braided Hair Coinage Years: 1840-1857 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 23.5 Weight (Grams): 5.44 Designer: Christian Gobrecht Edge: Plain Edge Obverse Description: Lady Liberty is portrayed with hair tied in a bun, facing left, in what is referred to as the so-called braided hair style. The word LIBERTY appearing on her headband. 13 stars appear continuously around the periphery with the date at the bottom. Reverse Description: The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery surround a wreath framing the words HALF CENT. The wreath is tied by a bow at the bottom. General Notes: This restrike issue is certainly few and far between but is not quite as
scarce as its original issue counterpart. The restrike version variety of
the 1840 Proof Half Cent is of the Braided Hair design on the obverse and
far smaller berries on the reverse. There are also some other reverse
diagnostics to tell it apart from the original. The mintage was composed of
just 20 coins in total of which it is estimated that all have survived.
Overall, this is just a very scarce type worth anywhere between four
thousand to over twenty thousand dollars depending on the grade. PCGS #: 1253 NGC ID: 26Z5
