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1841 1/2c Original RD

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
PR64 $19,200.00
PR65 $26,400.00
PR64 CAC $23,000.00
PR65 CAC $31,700.00

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6 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1841 Braided Hair Half Cent. Original. B-1. Rarity-6. Large Berries. Proof-65 RD (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 9,400 08/14/2015
    1841 1/2 C Original PR64 Red NGC. B-1, R.5. 64 HA 14,100 06/08/2014
    1841 1/2 C Original PR64 Red NGC. B-1, R.6. 64 HA 15,275 02/05/2014
    1841 1/2 C Original PR64 Red NGC. 64 HA 16,100 01/12/2008
    1841 1/2 C Original PR64 Red NGC. B-1, R.6. Breen Die State III, with a lengthy slender crack that connects stars 3 to 6 an 64 HA 8,050 02/17/2007
    1841 Original 1/2c PR RD 65 Ira & Larry Goldberg 5,520 02/16/2001
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 1256
      Coin Date: 1841
      Denomination (Short): 1/2c
      Denomination (Long): Half Cent
      Variety: Original
      Desg: PR
      Mint Mark: P
      Composition: Copper
      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: The original version variety of the 1841 Proof Half Cent is of the Braided Hair design on the obverse and large round berries on the reverse. The original mintage in 1841 was just 24 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 forty thousand dollars but only in the finest gem condition.
      PCGS #: 1256
      NGC ID: 26Z6
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