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1857 1/2c BN

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AG3 $68.00
G4 $92.00
G6 $94.00
VG8 $100.00
VG10 $105.00
F12 $115.00
F15 $124.00
VF20 $130.00
VF25 $136.00
VF30 $143.00
VF35 $156.00
XF40 $176.00
XF45 $208.00
AU50 $260.00
AU53 $286.00
AU55 $318.00
AU58 $358.00
MS60 $390.00
MS61 $429.00
MS62 $520.00
MS63 $650.00
MS64 $884.00
MS65 $1,620.00
AG3 CAC $81.00
G4 CAC $110.00
G6 CAC $113.00
VG8 CAC $120.00
VG10 CAC $126.00
F12 CAC $133.00
F15 CAC $144.00
VF20 CAC $156.00
VF25 CAC $164.00
VF30 CAC $172.00
VF35 CAC $187.00
XF40 CAC $211.00
XF45 CAC $250.00
AU50 CAC $312.00
AU53 CAC $343.00
AU55 CAC $382.00
AU58 CAC $429.00
MS60 CAC $468.00
MS61 CAC $515.00
MS62 CAC $624.00
MS63 CAC $780.00
MS64 CAC $1,040.00
MS65 CAC $1,950.00

Apr Data

304 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, MS63 Brown PCGS. Mintage 35,180. 63 HA 666 09/23/2024
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (0/16). Mintage 35,180. 45 HA 408 08/27/2024
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. AU-55 (PCGS). 55 Stacks Bowers 360 08/21/2024
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, MS63 Brown NGC. CAC. CAC Population: (5/5). Mintage 35,180. 63 HA 660 08/12/2024
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. MS-62 BN (NGC). 62 Stacks Bowers 456 06/20/2024
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, AU50 NGC. NGC Census: (5/500). PCGS Population: (1/15). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU50. M 50 HA 384 05/28/2024
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, XF45 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (19/503). PCGS Population: (0/16). CDN: $160 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 45 HA 360 05/28/2024
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, MS64 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (65/9). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $680 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS 64 HA 930 02/26/2024
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, MS64 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (65/9). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $680 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS 64 HA 720 02/26/2024
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, MS62 Brown PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (105/206). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC 62 HA 576 02/26/2024
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 216 02/21/2024
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, AU55 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (25/457). PCGS Population: (0/15). CDN: $245 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 55 HA 480 02/13/2024
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (18/498). PCGS Population: (0/16). CDN: $160 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. 45 HA 336 12/19/2023
    1857 1/2 C AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (79/320). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $275 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 35,180. 58 HA 348 11/27/2023
    1857 1/2 C AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (78/316 and 0/7+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $275 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU5 58 HA 384 08/28/2023
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 216 08/22/2023
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. MS-62 BN (NGC). 62 Stacks Bowers 408 07/26/2023
    1857 1/2 C MS64 Brown PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (65/9). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $680 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintag 64 HA 900 05/30/2023
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (71/378). PCGS Population: (1/13). CDN: $275 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. 58 HA 360 05/30/2023
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, MS65 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (13/2). PCGS Population: (3/0). CDN: $1,300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS M 65 HA 1,320 05/23/2023
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. AU-58 BN (NGC). 58 Stacks Bowers 336 05/10/2023
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. MS-62 BN (PCGS). CAC. 62 Stacks Bowers 552 03/27/2023
    1857 1/2 C MS63 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (129/74). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 3 63 HA 480 02/27/2023
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, VF25 NGC. NGC Census: (8/525). PCGS Population: (0/16). CDN: $105 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF25. M 25 HA 159 02/27/2023
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, MS62 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (105/229). PCGS Population: (2/11). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS 62 HA 408 01/17/2023
    1857 1/2c NGC MS65 BN (C-1) 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 1,050 12/26/2022
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (72/375). PCGS Population: (1/13). CDN: $255 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. 58 HA 312 12/19/2022
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, MS63 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (134/95). PCGS Population: (3/8). CDN: $500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS M 63 HA 456 12/13/2022
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. AU Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 240 11/08/2022
    1857 1/2c PCGS VF35 35 David Lawrence Rare Coins 150 11/07/2022
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. AU-55 (PCGS). 55 Stacks Bowers 312 08/29/2022
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. MS-62 BN (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 552 08/29/2022
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. AU-53 (PCGS). 53 Stacks Bowers 264 08/29/2022
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. MS-63 BN (NGC). 63 Stacks Bowers 600 08/29/2022
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, MS63 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (132/97). PCGS Population: (3/8). CDN: $500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS M 63 HA 432 08/22/2022
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (25/442). PCGS Population: (0/14). CDN: $210 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. 55 HA 210 08/16/2022
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, MS62 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (99/228). PCGS Population: (2/11). MS62. Mintage 35,180. 62 HA 660 03/14/2022
    1857 1/2 C AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (38/491). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $165 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU50. Mintage 35,180. 50 HA 312 02/22/2022
    1857 1/2 C MS62 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (99/202 and 0/7+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $330 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PC 62 HA 506 01/18/2022
    1857 1/2 C AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (74/307). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $255 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 35,180. 58 HA 312 12/28/2021
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (16/471). PCGS Population: (0/15). CDN: $130 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. 45 HA 252 12/21/2021
    1857 1/2c PCGS AU58 58 David Lawrence Rare Coins 306 12/20/2021
    1/2C 1857 PCGS MS65 BN CAC 65 Legend 1,645 12/16/2021
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. MS-64 BN (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 1,020 11/29/2021
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, MS64 Brown NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (83/13). PCGS Population: (5/3). MS64. Mintage 35,180. 64 HA 840 10/19/2021
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, MS62 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (98/225). PCGS Population: (2/10). MS62. Mintage 35,180. 62 HA 352 09/14/2021
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. MS-64 BN (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 720 08/23/2021
    1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. Unc Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 264 07/29/2021
    1857 1/2 C MS65 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/0 and 3/0+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCG 65 HA 1,560 06/22/2021
    1857 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.2, -- Improperly Cleaned -- NCS. Unc Details. Mintage 35,180. 60 HA 252 06/22/2021
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 1239
      Coin Date: 1857
      Denomination (Short): 1/2c
      Denomination (Long): Half Cent
      Desg: MS
      Composition: Copper
      Mintage: 35,180
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Braided Hair
      Coinage Years: 1849-1857
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 23.5
      Weight (Grams): 5.44
      Designer: Christian Gobrecht
      Edge: Plain
      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.
      PCGS #: 1239
      NGC ID: 26Z3
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