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U.S. Coins: Half Cents
1848 Orig, PR Only RB · Half Cents (Proof)
About 1848 Orig, PR Only RB Half Cents (Proof)
The original version variety of the 1848 Proof Half Cent is of the Braided Hair design on the obverse and large round berries on the reverse. The original mintage in 1848 was just 15 coins in total of which it is estimated that all have survived. Overall, this is just a very scarce type coin worth anywhere between four thousand to over twenty thousand dollars but in the finest gem condition with red color it can be worth up to fifty thousand dollars.
| Coin Date: | 1848 |
| Denom: | 1/2c / Half Cent |
| Desg: | PR |
| Mint Mark: | P |
| Mint Location: | Philadelphia |
| Mintage: | 15 |
| Coinage Type: | Braided Hair |
| Coinage Years: | 1840-1857 |
| Composition: | Copper |
| Variety 2: | Original |
| Strike Type: | Proof |
| Diameter: | 23.5 mm |
| Weight: | 5.44 gr |
| Designer: | John Reich |
| Edge: | Plain Edge |
| PCGS #: | 1297 |
| NGC ID: | 26ZJ |
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