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Coin Value History
1796 1/2c Pole, C-2 MS BN AU53 BN
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, AU55 PCGS. ...
AU55
PCGS
$93,000
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, AU58 PCGS. CAC. ...
AU58
PCGS
$158,625
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, MS61 Brown NGC. Our EAC Grade AU50. ...
MS61
NGC
$129,250
1796 With Pole, C-2, B-2a, High R.4, MS62 Brown NGC. CAC. Our EAC grade MS63. ...
MS62
NGC
$192,000
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. VF-30 (PCGS).
VF30
PCGS
$40,800
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. VF-30 BN (NGC).
VF30
NGC
$39,600
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, VF30 PCGS....
VF30
PCGS
$48,000
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, VF30 PCGS. ...
VF30
PCGS
$60,000
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, VF30 PCGS. ...
VF30
PCGS
$40,800
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, VF20 PCGS....
VF20
PCGS
$45,600
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, VG8 PCGS....
VG8
PCGS
$31,200
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, Good 4 PCGS....
G4
PCGS
$19,800
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, VG8 PCGS....
VG8
PCGS
$30,000
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
$26,400
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, Good 4 PCGS. ...
G4
PCGS
$8,100
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4 -- Tooled -- NCS. Genuine. ...
F12
$11,700
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-4+. With Pole. VG-8 (PCGS). CAC.
VG8
PCGS
$25,850
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, VG8 PCGS. ...
VG8
PCGS
$19,975
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4 -- PCGS Genuine. ...
G4
$11,750
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, AG3 PCGS. ...
AG3
PCGS
$9,988
1796 1/2 C With Pole, C-2, B-2, High R.4, Good 6 PCGS. ...
G6
PCGS
$25,850
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