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1797 1/2c 1 Above 1 MS BN AG2 BN
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1797 1/2c 1 Above 1 MS BN

AG2 BN

1797 1/2c 1 Above 1 MS BN

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Greysheet (2026)
$1,234
Wholesale
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
Price History

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1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. 1 Above 1, Plain Edge. Overstruck on a Cut-Down Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent. EF-40 BN (NGC).
XF40 NGC
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. 1 Above 1, Plain Edge. Overstruck on a Cut-Down Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent. EF-40 BN (NGC).
$4,800
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, VF20 PCGS. CAC....
VF20 PCGS CAC
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, VF20 PCGS. CAC.... CAC approved
$4,080
Sold 10/2/2025
Heritage Auctions
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. 1 Above 1, Plain Edge. VF-30 (PCGS).
VF30 PCGS
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. 1 Above 1, Plain Edge. VF-30 (PCGS).
$2,880
Sold 4/1/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, VF35 PCGS....
VF35 PCGS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, VF35 PCGS....
$4,080
Sold 2/28/2025
Heritage Auctions
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, XF45 PCGS....
XF45 PCGS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, XF45 PCGS....
$5,040
Sold 1/10/2024
Heritage Auctions
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, AU53 PCGS....
AU53 PCGS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, AU53 PCGS....
$5,520
Sold 1/10/2024
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1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, MS65★ Brown NGC. CAC. ...
MS65 NGC CAC
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, MS65★ Brown NGC. CAC. ... CAC approved
$144,000
Sold 11/2/2022
Heritage Auctions
1797 1 Above 1, Plain Edge, B-1c, C-1, R.2, MS64 Brown PCGS. CAC. Our EAC Grade MS60. ...
MS64 PCGS CAC
1797 1 Above 1, Plain Edge, B-1c, C-1, R.2, MS64 Brown PCGS. CAC. Our EAC Grade MS60. ... CAC approved
$78,000
Sold 8/22/2022
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1797 1 Above 1, Plain Edge, B-1c, C-1, R.2, MS60 Brown PCGS. Our EAC Grade AU55. ...
MS60 PCGS
1797 1 Above 1, Plain Edge, B-1c, C-1, R.2, MS60 Brown PCGS. Our EAC Grade AU55. ...
$18,000
Sold 8/22/2022
Heritage Auctions
1797 1 Above 1, B-1a, C-1 -- Flip-Over Double Strike -- VF25 PCGS. Our EAC Grade VF20. ...
VF25 PCGS
1797 1 Above 1, B-1a, C-1 -- Flip-Over Double Strike -- VF25 PCGS. Our EAC Grade VF20. ...
$13,200
Sold 8/22/2022
Heritage Auctions
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. 1 Above 1, Plain Edge. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC.
AU55 PCGS CAC
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. 1 Above 1, Plain Edge. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$16,800
Sold 6/14/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 1/2 C 1 Above 1, Plain Edge, C-1, B-1, R.2, AU58 NGC. Manley Die State 4.0. The obverse die is shattered, showing nume...
AU58 NGC
1797 1/2 C 1 Above 1, Plain Edge, C-1, B-1, R.2, AU58 NGC. Manley Die State 4.0. The obverse die is shattered, showing nume...
$5,400
Sold 3/21/2022
Heritage Auctions
1/2C 1797 1 ABOVE 1. PCGS MS66 BN CAC
MS66 PCGS CAC
1/2C 1797 1 ABOVE 1. PCGS MS66 BN CAC CAC approved
$176,250
Sold 10/8/2020
Legend Numismatics
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. 1 Above 1, Plain Edge. MS-62 BN (PCGS).
MS62 PCGS
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. 1 Above 1, Plain Edge. MS-62 BN (PCGS).
$14,400
Sold 3/19/2020
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 1/2 C 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, AU50 NGC. Our EAC Grade XF40. ...
AU50 NGC
1797 1/2 C 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, AU50 NGC. Our EAC Grade XF40. ...
$6,462
Sold 10/27/2014
Heritage Auctions
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