My latest copper NEWP! 1849 1/2 Cent

asheland

I have a very hard time finding copper with surfaces that I like! That all changed yesterday when I saw this one…

For a cell phone, these pictures came out pretty well I think…

With a terrific TrueView! at least I like it

Post your Half Cents!

asheland

My friend stopped by right after I purchased it and had one of his coins with him. I got a photo of the coins together, same date… Very cool!

lusterlover

very nice. Interesting rotated reverse as well.

Walkerguy21D

Very nice pickup!
Not to take away from your piece, but that Oregon gold coin is a beast!

From the Dansco:

oldabeintx

Very nice. I’ve been thinking about a 49er set to go with my territorials. Cool year.

dsessom

Looks like about a 90* rotated reverse as well. Not too uncommon in early copper, in my experience. The date is a bit weak, but I would have bought it too, because as you said, finding eye pleasing early copper is not easy at all.

Here is my favorite half cent of my own collection, and it's only a VF30! But, I just fell in love with it as soon as I saw it, and it took me about 0.68 seconds to hit the BUY NOW button! (I paid $150 for it)

marmac

That is a very nice looking example you've got! Congratulations. I see some strike weakness in the lower portion of the date, same as mine. Looks like great surfaces on that one-

and I just checked mine, same die rotation on the reverse as your example.

Elcontador

Tough date. Just a slight break in the hair to the viewer's lt. of bowknot on obverse, hence the grade. A very attractive coin.

Copperindian

PCGS 64RB:

Aotearoa

@asheland said:
I have a very hard time finding copper with surfaces that I like! That all changed yesterday when I saw this one…

For a cell phone, these pictures came out pretty well I think…

With a terrific TrueView! at least I like it

Post your Half Cents!

Love it. Nice rotation!

golden

Nice Half Cent.

johnny9434

Nice coin all. Yes Ashland I'm in on not seeing them like that (patience, they'll come) 🤩

asheland

Thanks everybody!

jesbroken

Love AU Brown Coppers. Great Die Rotation. Love rotated dies and anything over 20% is great in my opinion. Some great coins posted by all.
Love your 1806 Greg.
Jim

RobertScotLover

Great looking old copper

OAKSTAR

@asheland - Very nice coins! Always liked AU-58's.

@lusterlover said:
very nice. Interesting rotated reverse as well.

It's a rotated obverse! 🤣 😉

MWallace

@OAKSTAR said:
@asheland - Very nice coins! Always liked AU-58's.

@lusterlover said:
very nice. Interesting rotated reverse as well.

It's a rotated obverse! 🤣 😉

Actually it could be. Either die couldve rotated. There's no way to tell. It's just always been measured by the reverse.

GuzziSport

Nice half cent @asheland
Long time half cent collector, always was fascinated by the Breen half cent book.
Here’s one of mine… sorry for the shoddy pics. originally purchased raw from cvm

winesteven

That’s a super attractive coin @asheland . I love the eye appeal. Congratulations!

I own only three, for my Type Sets:

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I call this next one my “Ash Wednesday” Half Cent. I bought it as a 64RD w/CAC. When I got it in hand, I liked it so much that I sent it back to PCGS for Reconsideration. Sure enough, despite the large carbon spot, they agreed, and added on the “Plus” (that almost triples the Price Guide value):

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This one is also graded 64+RD w/CAC:

Steve

asheland

@MWallace said:

@OAKSTAR said:
@asheland - Very nice coins! Always liked AU-58's.

@lusterlover said:
very nice. Interesting rotated reverse as well.

It's a rotated obverse! 🤣 😉

Actually it could be. Either die couldve rotated. There's no way to tell. It's just always been measured by the reverse.

I am just glad that the TrueView has them both straight for reasons of OCD. 😂

@GuzziSport said:
Nice half cent @asheland
Long time half cent collector, always was fascinated by the Breen half cent book.
Here’s one of mine… sorry for the shoddy pics. originally purchased raw from cvm

That is a type I need and yours is AWESOME!!!

asheland

@winesteven said:
That’s a super attractive coin @asheland . I love the eye appeal. Congratulations!

I own only three, for my Type Sets:

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I call this next one my “Ash Wednesday” Half Cent. I bought it as a 64RD w/CAC. When I got it in hand, I liked it so much that I sent it back to PCGS for Reconsideration. Sure enough, despite the large carbon spot, they agreed, and added on the “Plus” (that almost triples the Price Guide value):

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This one is also graded 64+RD w/CAC:

Steve

Like your Indian Head Cents, these type coins are absolutely SPLENDID!!! 🥰

asheland

Great coins EVERYBODY!!!
Thank you for posting them!

asheland

@dsessom said:
Looks like about a 90* rotated reverse as well. Not too uncommon in early copper, in my experience. The date is a bit weak, but I would have bought it too, because as you said, finding eye pleasing early copper is not easy at all.

Here is my favorite half cent of my own collection, and it's only a VF30! But, I just fell in love with it as soon as I saw it, and it took me about 0.68 seconds to hit the BUY NOW button! (I paid $150 for it)

That example reminds me a lot of my capped bust quarter!

asheland

I only own one other half cent. It must be posted here now!

This was officially my first purchase of 2024, I believe I got it on January 2!

This one, is my favorite piece of copper of all time, it will take a lot to top this one given my limited budget…

However, a draped bust half cent is high on my want list now…

It will need to have perfect surfaces, and minimum grade of 45 but would really much like an AU if that’s doable.

Anyway, here is my classic head:

I still don’t own any large cents, they are just too hard to find that excite me… 😒

NeophyteNumismatist

I have quite a few half cents now - love them! I love your 1849. As you are aware, this is a tricky date... and that AU58 is just lovely. The Braided Hair type is a great short set to collect (8 coins). You already have the 2nd toughest coin - go for it !

Great coins posted here everyone. I love seeing the half cents !

Barbercoin

My first copper this millennium! Only bought it because I was disappointed I didn’t see any XF Barber Quarters at our annual coin show this past weekend. I had to spend money on SOMETHING!!

Buying coppers is a little out of my comfort zone but this seemed to be a very reasonable purchase.

GC Auction last night.

NeophyteNumismatist

@Barbercoin said:
My first copper this millennium! Only bought it because I was disappointed I didn’t see any XF Barber Quarters at our annual coin show this past weekend. I had to spend money on SOMETHING!!

Buying coppers is a little out of my comfort zone but this seemed to be a very reasonable purchase.

GC Auction last night.

Your coin is a C-2 R.3. It's the rarer of the two varieties that year.

NeophyteNumismatist

NeophyteNumismatist

a few more, because I Half Cents!!!!

asheland

@NeophyteNumismatist said:
I have quite a few half cents now - love them! I love your 1849. As you are aware, this is a tricky date... and that AU58 is just lovely. The Braided Hair type is a great short set to collect (8 coins). You already have the 2nd toughest coin - go for it !

Great coins posted here everyone. I love seeing the half cents !

@NeophyteNumismatist said:

I am strongly considering doing the eight coin set. 👍

asheland

Excellent coins everybody! Thank you all for posting them!

pursuitofliberty

I missed this when you put it up @asheland

That is a VERY nice looking half cent! Congratulations!!

asheland

@pursuitofliberty said:
I missed this when you put it up @asheland

That is a VERY nice looking half cent! Congratulations!!

Thank you!

WiscKau

Super coin Asheland.

Also enjoying everyone else's examples.

GuzziSport

Half cents have always been high on my list of numismatic interests, I do love the little half sisters.
As an aside, lots of pro and con comments about CAC stickers on this site, here’s my unsolicited $0.02 on the topic. Will I buy a coin just because it’s stickered? Of course not, I see many stickered coins I consider dogs, unworthy of my collection. But, when making a numismatic “investment”, do I value the fact that a coin is stickered? Hell yes, at the very least it makes a coin far more “liquid” and easier to sell back into the market, based on what I see. And there’s absolutely value to that IMO, like it or not. Anyway, enough rambling, here’s my half cent for today:

lordmarcovan

@asheland -

Nice one, Terry! Attractive surfaces, indeed. And the rotated reverse is icing on the cake.

In half cents, I’ve got Draped Bust and Braided Hair. Need a Classic Head type now. At least for the 19th century types. Dunno if I’ll pursue any of the 18th century types. I like those, but they’re pricey!

ad4400

Here is the grouping from my type set.

asheland

Great coins everybody!