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1855 Half Cent grade opinion.

ajaanajaan Posts: 18,014 ✭✭✭✭✭
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What do you grade this half cent? TIA



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    cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭✭✭

    60

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    coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭✭

    AU55

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 34,202 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ms 63 brn, nice coin 🪙

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    SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,589 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Somewhere between 58 and 62

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    Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 12,172 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @SimonW said:
    Somewhere between 58 and 62

    Agree.
    Looks to me like a technical old school 60, mint state with marks and chatter. But 60 seems to be a seldom used grade anymore.

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    MFeldMFeld Posts: 17,174 ✭✭✭✭✭

    62BN

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    jughead1893jughead1893 Posts: 2,199 ✭✭✭✭✭

    62

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    epcepc Posts: 465 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 1, 2026 1:05PM

    60BN. There's no obvious wear, but too much chatter for a higher grade.
    Among my own half cents, I have this PCGS MS61:

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    MFeldMFeld Posts: 17,174 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @epc said:
    60BN. There's no obvious wear, but too much chatter for a higher grade.

    Not nearly bad enough looking to grade only 60. 😉

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    epcepc Posts: 465 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MFeld said:

    @epc said:
    60BN. There's no obvious wear, but too much chatter for a higher grade.

    Not nearly bad enough looking to grade only 60. 😉

    I thought so too, but looked at my photos, and added the most applicable ones I have, maybe after you replied. The OP coin seems a little worse than my MS61. But I agree that the OP coin looks a little better than 60 to me, and my 61 looks better as well.

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    MFeldMFeld Posts: 17,174 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @epc said:
    60BN. There's no obvious wear, but too much chatter for a higher grade.
    Among my own half cents, I have this PCGS MS61:

    I would have guessed MS62 on your coin, as well.

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    epcepc Posts: 465 ✭✭✭✭✭

    But I do like BN early copper that has a healthy amount of coppery color.

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    marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,940 ✭✭✭✭✭

    AU58

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    PKingPKing Posts: 48 ✭✭✭

    High AU would benefit from some light conservation

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    ajaanajaan Posts: 18,014 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This evening I'll tell what the TPG and the seller said about the grade.


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    HarlequinHarlequin Posts: 258 ✭✭✭
    edited October 1, 2026 2:47PM

    @Walkerguy21D said:

    @SimonW said:
    Somewhere between 58 and 62

    Agree.
    Looks to me like a technical old school 60, mint state with marks and chatter. But 60 seems to be a seldom used grade anymore.

    I agree 😎

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    BigFrankieBigFrankie Posts: 64 ✭✭✭

    61BN

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    jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 11,260 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think if the markings on the cheek aren't scratches, then 63BN.
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