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Braided Hair Half Cent 1/2c 1849-1857 MS RD [Type] MS61 RD
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Braided Hair Half Cent 1/2c 1849-1857 MS RD [Type]

MS61 RD

Braided Hair Half Cent 1/2c 1849-1857 MS RD [Type]

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$1,234
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
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1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-1. MS-65 RD (CACG).
MS65
1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-1. MS-65 RD (CACG).
$5,612
Sold 9/1/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1855 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.1, MS65 Red CACG. ...
MS65 CAC
1855 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.1, MS65 Red CACG. ...
$5,368
Sold 8/31/2026
Heritage Auctions
1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-1. MS-65 RD (CACG).
MS65 CAC
1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-1. MS-65 RD (CACG).
$5,612
Sold 6/17/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-1. MS-65 RD (CACG).
MS65 CAC
1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-1. MS-65 RD (CACG).
$5,612
Sold 6/17/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Uncut Block of (4) Fr. 1226. 3 Cents. Third Issue. PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45. Light Background.
XF45 PMG
Uncut Block of (4) Fr. 1226. 3 Cents. Third Issue. PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45. Light Background.
$293
Sold 5/20/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
Fr. 1241. 10 Cents. First Issue. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.
MS64 PMG
Fr. 1241. 10 Cents. First Issue. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.
$464
Sold 4/23/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. MS-64 RD (NGC).
MS64 NGC
1857 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-2. MS-64 RD (NGC).
$4,320
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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).
$4,080
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-1. MS-64 RD (PCGS).
MS64 PCGS
1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-1. MS-64 RD (PCGS).
$1,920
Sold 3/10/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1855 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.1, MS65 Red NGC. ...
MS65 NGC
1855 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.1, MS65 Red NGC. ...
$3,904
Sold 1/15/2026
Heritage Auctions
1855 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.1, MS64 Red PCGS. Housed in a Generation 1.2 "rattler" holder. PCGS Population: (179/44). NGC Census...
MS64 PCGS
1855 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.1, MS64 Red PCGS. Housed in a Generation 1.2 "rattler" holder. PCGS Population: (179/44). NGC Census...
$1,740
Sold 6/9/2025
Heritage Auctions
1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-1. MS-65 RD (PCGS). CAC.
MS65 PCGS CAC
1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1. Rarity-1. MS-65 RD (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$5,760
Sold 4/1/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1857 1/2C MS63 Red NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (0/0)....
MS63 NGC
1857 1/2C MS63 Red NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (0/0)....
$2,400
Sold 10/11/2022
Heritage Auctions
1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-1. MS-66 RD (PCGS).
MS66 PCGS
1855 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-1. MS-66 RD (PCGS).
$13,200
Sold 4/5/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1849 1/2 C Large Date AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/0). Mintage: 39,864. ...
AU55 NGC
1849 1/2 C Large Date AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/0). Mintage: 39,864. ...
$188
Sold 6/9/2015
Heritage Auctions
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