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1797 1/2c 1 Above 1 MS BN

MS61 BN

1797 1/2c 1 Above 1 MS BN

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

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Auction Prices, Other Grades

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1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, Poor 1 PCGS. CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Poor 1 . ...
P1 PCGS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, Poor 1 PCGS. CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Poor 1 . ...
$378
Sold 8/4/2026
Heritage Auctions
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, Good 4 PCGS. CDN: $440 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Good 4 . ...
G4 PCGS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, Good 4 PCGS. CDN: $440 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Good 4 . ...
$537
Sold 7/13/2026
Heritage Auctions
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, C-1, B-1, R.2 -- Corroded -- ANACS Details. Fine Details, Net VG8. Housed in a small-sized holder. M...
VG8
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, C-1, B-1, R.2 -- Corroded -- ANACS Details. Fine Details, Net VG8. Housed in a small-sized holder. M...
$732
Sold 7/13/2026
Heritage Auctions
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, Good 6 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. CDN: $520 Whsl...
G6 PCGS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, Good 6 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. CDN: $520 Whsl...
$793
Sold 7/13/2026
Heritage Auctions
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2 -- Scratched -- ANACS Details. AG3 Details. Mintage 127,840. ...
AG3
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2 -- Scratched -- ANACS Details. AG3 Details. Mintage 127,840. ...
$183
Sold 6/16/2026
Heritage Auctions
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. 1 Above 1, Plain Edge. AG Details--Damage (PCGS).
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. 1 Above 1, Plain Edge. AG Details--Damage (PCGS).
$268
Sold 5/27/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. 1 Above 1, Plain Edge. Fair-2 (PCGS).
AG2 PCGS
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. 1 Above 1, Plain Edge. Fair-2 (PCGS).
$464
Sold 4/6/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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, Fine 12 PCGS....
F12 PCGS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, Fine 12 PCGS....
$1,500
Sold 10/6/2025
Heritage Auctions
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 1/2 C Plain Edge, 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, Fine 15 PCGS. CAC....
F15 PCGS CAC
$3,120
Sold 7/18/2025
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 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 1/2 C 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, VG10 PCGS. PCGS Population: (0/11). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
VG10 PCGS
1797 1/2 C 1 Above 1, C-1, B-1, R.2, VG10 PCGS. PCGS Population: (0/11). NGC Census: (0/0). ...
$881
Sold 2/19/2017
Heritage Auctions
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