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1854 1/2c RB

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
PR63 $10,000.00
PR64 $12,000.00
PR65 $19,200.00
PR63 CAC $12,000.00
PR64 CAC $13,800.00
PR65 CAC $23,000.00

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1854 B-2, C-PO14, High R.5, PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. Our EAC Grade PR63. 65 HA 16,800 08/22/2022
    1854 1/2 C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. B-2, Low R.6. 65 HA 9,900 05/04/2022
    1854 1/2 C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. B-2, Low R.6. 65 HA 7,344 02/01/2015
    1854 1/2 C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. B-2, Low R.6 as a Proof. Our EAC Grade PR63. 65 HA 10,575 10/27/2014
    1854 1/2 C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. B-2, Low R.6. 65 HA 7,931 03/02/2014
    1854 1/2 C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. B-2, Low R.6. 65 HA 9,200 08/14/2011
    Fractional Currency: Fr.1324 50-Cent PCGS 58PPQ ex: Heath Plate Counterfeit Detector 58 David Lawrence Rare Coins 60 07/28/2008
    1854 1/2 C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. B-2, Low R.6. Light pinkish-orange mint color with traces of blue toning on the obverse. 65 HA 8,050 04/29/2006
    1854 1/2c PR RB 64 Stacks Bowers 6,900 06/23/2004
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 1324
      Coin Date: 1854
      Denomination (Short): 1/2c
      Denomination (Long): Half Cent
      Desg: PR
      Composition: Copper
      Mintage: 30
      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 1854 Proof Half Cent is of the Braided Hair design. The original mintage in 1854 was just 30 coins in total of which it is estimated that all have survived from this relatively high mintage. Overall, this is just a very scarce type coin worth anywhere between four thousand to over twenty thousand in red-brown gem condition.
      PCGS #: 1324
      NGC ID: 26ZV
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