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1797 1/2c Plain Edge, Low Head MS BN AU50 BN
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1797 1/2c Plain Edge, Low Head MS BN

AU50 BN

1797 1/2c Plain Edge, Low Head MS BN

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$1,234
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$1,234
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1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Low Head, Plain Edge. Struck 10% Off Center. VG-8 (PCGS).
VG8 PCGS
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Low Head, Plain Edge. Struck 10% Off Center. VG-8 (PCGS).
$1,560
Sold 4/7/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Low Head, Plain Edge. Fine Details--Repaired (PCGS).
$1,140
Sold 8/21/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Low Head, C-3a, B-3c, R.3, AG3 NGC. NGC Census: (2/6). PCGS Population: (0/14). AG3 . Mintage 127,84...
AG3 NGC
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Low Head, C-3a, B-3c, R.3, AG3 NGC. NGC Census: (2/6). PCGS Population: (0/14). AG3 . Mintage 127,84...
$660
Sold 8/30/2022
Heritage Auctions
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Plain Edge, Low Head. AG Details--Scratch (PCGS).
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Plain Edge, Low Head. AG Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$480
Sold 8/10/2020
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Low Head, Plain Edge. Good Details--Corroded (NCS).
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Low Head, Plain Edge. Good Details--Corroded (NCS).
$164
Sold 4/3/2017
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Plain Edge, Low Head. Good Details--Scratch (PCGS).
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Plain Edge, Low Head. Good Details--Scratch (PCGS).
$470
Sold 8/15/2016
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Low Head, C-3a, B-3c, R.3, Good 4 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (0/4). NGC Census: (0/5). Mintage: 127...
G4 PCGS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Low Head, C-3a, B-3c, R.3, Good 4 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (0/4). NGC Census: (0/5). Mintage: 127...
$482
Sold 9/20/2015
Heritage Auctions
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Low Head, C-3a, B-3c, R.3, -- Obverse Damaged -- NCS. AG Details. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population...
AG3
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Low Head, C-3a, B-3c, R.3, -- Obverse Damaged -- NCS. AG Details. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population...
$306
Sold 3/31/2015
Heritage Auctions
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Manley Die State 1.0. Plain Edge, Low Head. AG-3.
AG3
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Manley Die State 1.0. Plain Edge, Low Head. AG-3.
$249
Sold 3/19/2013
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a, B-3c. Rarity-3. Manley Die State 2.0. Low Head, Plain Edge. Genuine--Code 97, Environmental Damage (PCGS).
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a, B-3c. Rarity-3. Manley Die State 2.0. Low Head, Plain Edge. Genuine--Code 97, Environmental Damage (PCGS).
$529
Sold 6/14/2011
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a, B-3c. Rarity-3. Manley Die State 1.0. Low Head, Plain Edge. Good-4 Damaged (Uncertified).
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a, B-3c. Rarity-3. Manley Die State 1.0. Low Head, Plain Edge. Good-4 Damaged (Uncertified).
$218
Sold 11/4/2010
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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