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1856 1/2c MS RD

MS65 RD

1856 1/2c MS RD

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$1,234
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1856 1/2 C C-1 MS65 Red NGC. C-1, B-2a, R.1. ...
MS65 NGC
$3,525
Sold 10/13/2014
Heritage Auctions
1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS65 Red PCGS. CAC. ...
MS65 PCGS CAC
$48,000
Sold 8/16/2018
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1856 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. MS-64 RD (PCGS).
MS64 PCGS
1856 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. MS-64 RD (PCGS).
$3,400
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856 B-2a, C-1, R.1, MS64+ Red PCGS. CAC. Our EAC Grade MS63. ...
MS64 PCGS CAC
1856 B-2a, C-1, R.1, MS64+ Red PCGS. CAC. Our EAC Grade MS63. ... CAC approved
$15,600
Sold 8/22/2022
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1856 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-1. MS-64 RD (PCGS). OGH.
MS64 PCGS
1856 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-1. MS-64 RD (PCGS). OGH.
$4,200
Sold 3/19/2020
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS64 Red PCGS. ...
MS64 PCGS
$3,525
Sold 12/6/2015
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1856 1/2 C MS64 Red PCGS. C-1, B-2a, R.1. ...
MS64 PCGS
1856 1/2 C MS64 Red PCGS. C-1, B-2a, R.1. ...
$4,112
Sold 4/27/2014
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1856 1/2 C MS64 Red PCGS. ...
MS64 PCGS
1856 1/2 C MS64 Red PCGS. ...
$3,968
Sold 9/21/2008
Heritage Auctions
MS64 PCGS
$1,725
Sold 6/21/2006
1856 1/2 C MS64 Red PCGS. B-1, C-1, R.1. A bright orange-...
MS64 PCGS
$1,725
Sold 7/21/2004
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1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS63 Red PCGS. CAC. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: (4/12). CAC ...
MS63 PCGS CAC
1856 1/2 C C-1, B-2a, R.1, MS63 Red PCGS. CAC. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: (4/12). CAC ... CAC approved
$8,400
Sold 10/6/2025
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1856 1/2 C, RD
MS64 PCGS
$660
Sold 3/14/1996
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