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1856 1/2c C-1 MS RB MS61 RB
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1856 1/2c C-1 MS RB

MS61 RB

1856 1/2c C-1 MS RB

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Greysheet (2026)
$1,234
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
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1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS60 Red and Brown PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: (0/6). ...
MS60 PCGS
1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS60 Red and Brown PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: (0/6). ...
$600
Sold 10/6/2025
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1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS62 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (2/35). PCGS Population: (0/5). MS62. Mintage 40,430. Ex: ...
MS62 NGC
1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS62 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (2/35). PCGS Population: (0/5). MS62. Mintage 40,430. Ex: ...
$960
Sold 1/11/2022
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1856 C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS62 Red and Brown NGC. Our EAC grade AU50. ...
MS62 NGC
$1,560
Sold 4/23/2021
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1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS63 Red and Brown NGC. CAC. Housed in a Generation 6 fatty holder. NGC Census: (19/26). CAC Pop...
MS63 NGC CAC
1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS63 Red and Brown NGC. CAC. Housed in a Generation 6 fatty holder. NGC Census: (19/26). CAC Pop... CAC approved
$990
Sold 10/6/2025
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1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS63 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (13/23). PCGS Population: (0/5). MS63. Mintage 40,430. ...
MS63 NGC
$504
Sold 2/11/2020
Heritage Auctions
1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: 32 in 64, 0 finer. CAC: 12 in 64, 1 finer (9/25)....
MS64 PCGS CAC
1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: 32 in 64, 0 finer. CAC: 12 in 64, 1 finer (9/25).... CAC approved
$1,560
Sold 12/8/2025
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1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/1). Mintage 40,430....
MS64 PCGS
1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/1). Mintage 40,430....
$2,160
Sold 10/6/2025
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1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. Ex: Jon D. Lusk Collection. The Cohen (second edition) plate coin.Ex...
MS64 PCGS
1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. Ex: Jon D. Lusk Collection. The Cohen (second edition) plate coin.Ex...
$2,280
Sold 5/12/2024
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1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Fuhrman Die State 1. Population: 36 in 64 Red and Brown, 1 finer (...
MS64 PCGS CAC
1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Fuhrman Die State 1. Population: 36 in 64 Red and Brown, 1 finer (... CAC approved
$3,600
Sold 1/14/2024
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1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (21/3). PCGS Population: (5/1). MS64. Mintage 40,430....
MS64 NGC
1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (21/3). PCGS Population: (5/1). MS64. Mintage 40,430....
$900
Sold 11/27/2023
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Greysheet News

The Business of Numismatics: October 2026 Greysheet Editor's Letter
The Business of Numismatics: October 2026 Greysheet Editor's Letter

While reviewing the initial results in various categories of recent auctions, my initial take is that the sales were moderate to strong.

Mack C. Chase Collection of Walking Liberty Half Dollars to Anchor Stack's Bowers Galleries' November 2026 Showcase Auction
Mack C. Chase Collection of Walking Liberty Half Dollars to Anchor Stack's Bowers Galleries' November 2026 Showcase Auction

More than 300 lots, consisting of high quality Walking Liberty half dollars from the Mack C. Chase Collection are set to cross the auction block as part of Stack's Bowers Galleries' November Showcase Auction, the official auction of the Whitman Expo.

U.S. Coins and Jewelry acquires one of the rarest circulating coins in U.S. Mint history
U.S. Coins and Jewelry acquires one of the rarest circulating coins in U.S. Mint history

The 1943 bronze Lincoln cent, graded Extra Fine by PCGS, was acquired from a family that held it unverified since the early 1960s.

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