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1797 1/2c Plain Edge, Centered Head MS BN MS61 BN
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1797 1/2c Plain Edge, Centered Head MS BN

MS61 BN

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

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Greysheet (2026)
$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 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Low Head, Plain Edge. VG Details--Rim Damage (PCGS).
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-3a. Rarity-3. Low Head, Plain Edge. VG Details--Rim Damage (PCGS).
$1,159
Sold 4/6/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-3. Centered Head, Plain Edge. VF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-3. Centered Head, Plain Edge. VF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$1,586
Sold 4/6/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Centered Head, C-2, B-2, R.3, Fine 15 PCGS. CAC. CDN: $1,750 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Fine 15. Mintag...
F15 PCGS CAC
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Centered Head, C-2, B-2, R.3, Fine 15 PCGS. CAC. CDN: $1,750 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Fine 15. Mintag... CAC approved
$2,257
Sold 3/30/2026
Heritage Auctions
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-3. Centered Head, Plain Edge. Overstruck on a Cut Down Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent. VF-25 (PCGS).
VF25 PCGS
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-3. Centered Head, Plain Edge. Overstruck on a Cut Down Talbot, Allum & Lee Cent. VF-25 (PCGS).
$3,000
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Centered Head, C-2, B-2, R.3, VG10 ANACS. Mintage 127,840....
VG10 ANACS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Centered Head, C-2, B-2, R.3, VG10 ANACS. Mintage 127,840....
$1,560
Sold 12/29/2025
Heritage Auctions
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Centered Head, C-2, B-2, R.3 -- Double Struck -- Fair 2 PCGS. Mintage 127,840....
AG2 PCGS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Centered Head, C-2, B-2, R.3 -- Double Struck -- Fair 2 PCGS. Mintage 127,840....
$504
Sold 4/7/2025
Heritage Auctions
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, C-2, B-2, R.3 -- Corroded -- ANACS XF Details. VF20....
VF20 ANACS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, C-2, B-2, R.3 -- Corroded -- ANACS XF Details. VF20....
$1,200
Sold 9/23/2024
Heritage Auctions
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-3. Plain Edge. Good-4 (PCGS).
G4 PCGS
$576
Sold 6/20/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge -- Corroded, Damaged -- ANACS Details. Good 6. Mintage 127,840....
G6 ANACS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge -- Corroded, Damaged -- ANACS Details. Good 6. Mintage 127,840....
$288
Sold 3/26/2024
Heritage Auctions
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-3. Plain Edge. Fine-12 (PCGS).
F12 PCGS
1797 Liberty Cap Half Cent. C-2. Rarity-3. Plain Edge. Fine-12 (PCGS).
$1,320
Sold 11/2/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Centered Head, C-2, B-2, R.3 -- Overstruck -- VF30 NGC. C-2 is known on several different types of c...
VF30 NGC
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Centered Head, C-2, B-2, R.3 -- Overstruck -- VF30 NGC. C-2 is known on several different types of c...
$2,280
Sold 8/22/2022
Heritage Auctions
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge AG3 PCGS. PCGS Population: (14/164). NGC Census: (2/61). CDN: $260 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AG3 . Mint...
AG3 PCGS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge AG3 PCGS. PCGS Population: (14/164). NGC Census: (2/61). CDN: $260 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AG3 . Mint...
$480
Sold 7/12/2022
Heritage Auctions
1797 1/1 1/2c NGC VG-08 (Plain Edge C-1)
VG8 NGC
1797 1/1 1/2c NGC VG-08 (Plain Edge C-1)
$925
Sold 9/27/2021
DLRC
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Centered Head, C-2, B-2, R.3, Fine 15 PCGS. ...
F15 PCGS
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge, Centered Head, C-2, B-2, R.3, Fine 15 PCGS. ...
$1,560
Sold 9/5/2019
Heritage Auctions
1797 1/2 C Plain Edge Poor1 ANACS. ...
P1 ANACS
$42
Sold 10/4/2005
Heritage Auctions
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