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1796 1/2c Pole MS BN

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1796 1/2c Pole MS BN

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$1,234
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AU53 PCGS
$63,250
Sold 5/27/2003
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. AU-55 (PCGS).
AU55 PCGS
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. AU-55 (PCGS).
$78,000
Sold 8/27/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
AU50
$1,782
Sold 9/19/2010
GOLDBERG COINS
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. CAC. ...
AU58 PCGS CAC
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. CAC. ... CAC approved
$158,625
Sold 1/9/2017
Heritage Auctions
MS60
$11,500
Sold 9/14/2008
GOLDBERG COINS
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, MS61 Brown NGC. Our EAC Grade AU50. ...
MS61 NGC
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, MS61 Brown NGC. Our EAC Grade AU50. ...
$129,250
Sold 10/27/2014
Heritage Auctions
XF45
$6,325
Sold 9/19/2010
GOLDBERG COINS
1796 With Pole, C-2, B-2a, High R.4, MS62 Brown NGC. CAC. Our EAC grade MS63. ...
MS62 NGC CAC
1796 With Pole, C-2, B-2a, High R.4, MS62 Brown NGC. CAC. Our EAC grade MS63. ... CAC approved
$192,000
Sold 4/23/2021
Heritage Auctions
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. MS-64 BN (PCGS). CAC.
MS64 PCGS CAC
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. MS-64 BN (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$472,938
Sold 8/9/2012
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1796 1/2 C With Pole XF40 PCGS Secure. CAC. C-2, B-2, High R.4. ...
XF40 PCGS CAC
1796 1/2 C With Pole XF40 PCGS Secure. CAC. C-2, B-2, High R.4. ... CAC approved
$76,375
Sold 8/10/2013
Heritage Auctions
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1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. VG Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. VG Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).
$19,520
Sold 9/1/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. Fine-15 (PCGS).
F15 PCGS
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. Fine-15 (PCGS).
$41,480
Sold 9/1/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. Good-4 (PCGS).
G4 PCGS
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. Good-4 (PCGS).
$18,000
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. VF-25 (PCGS).
VF25 PCGS
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. VF-25 (PCGS).
$33,600
Sold 2/3/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. VF-30 (PCGS).
VF30 PCGS
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. VF-30 (PCGS).
$40,800
Sold 2/3/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, VG8 PCGS....
VG8 PCGS
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, VG8 PCGS....
$31,200
Sold 8/26/2025
Heritage Auctions
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, VF20 PCGS....
VF20 PCGS
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, VF20 PCGS....
$45,600
Sold 4/30/2025
Heritage Auctions
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. Good-6 (PCGS).
G6 PCGS
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. Good-6 (PCGS).
$21,600
Sold 11/1/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, AG3 PCGS. CAC. The vast majority of 1796 Cohen-2 half cents are well worn, dark, ...
AG3 PCGS CAC
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, AG3 PCGS. CAC. The vast majority of 1796 Cohen-2 half cents are well worn, dark, ... CAC approved
$26,400
Sold 3/21/2022
Heritage Auctions
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. VF Details--Tooled (PCGS).
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. VF Details--Tooled (PCGS).
$31,200
Sold 6/10/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4 -- Tooled -- NCS. Genuine. ...
F12
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4 -- Tooled -- NCS. Genuine. ...
$11,700
Sold 11/20/2020
Heritage Auctions
1792 Disme. Judd-10, Pollock. Rarity-6+. Copper. Reeded Edge. Poor-1 (PCGS).
P1 PCGS
1792 Disme. Judd-10, Pollock. Rarity-6+. Copper. Reeded Edge. Poor-1 (PCGS).
$32,900
Sold 3/6/2015
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
AG2 ANACS
$4,818
Sold 1/25/2015
GOLDBERG COINS
F15 PCGS
$46,000
Sold 9/2/2012
GOLDBERG COINS
MS66 PCGS
$22,425
Sold 1/29/2012
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