FSO Great Collections: Ending tonight - Nice group of half cents - Daily highlights
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Folks-
I have a nice set of half cents in auction at Great Collections this week, ending on Sunday. All are slabbed problem free by PCGS or NGC, with most grading high AU to mid MS. Many have CAC approval.
I plan to post daily highlights from this group as my daily "bump". Scroll down to see them all.
Here's the first one: An 1808 in PCGS AU58. This date is hard to find in high grades, and this coin is one of 14 at AU58 with only 11 higher.
1808 link
Enjoy!
I have a nice set of half cents in auction at Great Collections this week, ending on Sunday. All are slabbed problem free by PCGS or NGC, with most grading high AU to mid MS. Many have CAC approval.
I plan to post daily highlights from this group as my daily "bump". Scroll down to see them all.
Here's the first one: An 1808 in PCGS AU58. This date is hard to find in high grades, and this coin is one of 14 at AU58 with only 11 higher.
1808 link
Enjoy!
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PCGS has graded fewer 1810s than any other date in the series except the elusive 1831. In fact, there are 25% fewer 1810s graded than the “key date” 1811. So this is a tough coin.
Due to poor planchet quality (also seen in the large cents of this era), 1810s tend to come with problems, but this example is a healthy, original coin with just a bit of honest wear. Check it out at:
1810 link
Who doesn't like an overdate? The most visually obvious and best-known overdate in the half cent series is the 1809-over-inverted-9, which is not really an overdate at all. Instead, the "9" is punched over an upside down "9" that was probably a diemaker's mistake. The 1809/inv9 is a very popular coin as a first year of issue and a variety, plus they tend to come nice.
Here is a PCGS AU58 with CAC approval with nice original skin and a very healthy look.
1809/inv9 link
The braided hair half cents just don't get the attention that the earlier series do. But their stories can be just as compelling.
1857 marked a major transition in small denomination coinage. Large cents gave way to the flying eagle small cent, and half cents were phased out entirely, never to return. This date also marks the smallest mintage of the braided hair series and fourth smallest overall.
This very attractive and sound example is housed in a PCGS old green holder and graded AU58 with CAC approval:
1857 OGH link
Early copper collectors were not quick to embrace encapsulation (and many still don't). So it's a bit unusual to find half cents in early slabs. This one is in a first-generation (rattler) PCGS holder, and grades MS63BN. It's a nice coin, well struck with prominent die clashing on the obverse.
1834 rattler
Thanks for going through the week with me. This is my first Great Collections auction as a consignor, and it's been fun!
I'll finish the highlights with a date that doesn't get much attention: The 1829 half cent had a robust mintage of almost half a million, but doesn't seem to turn up nearly as often as its previous year neighbor, the 1828. This example, in PCGS AU58 with CAC approval, is a great representative of its decade:
1829 beauty