1832 B-1, C-1, R.1, MS66 Brown PCGS. CAC. Our EAC Grade MS62....

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1832 B-1, C-1 Half Cent, MS66 Brown
Tied for the Finest at PCGS

1832 B-1, C-1, R.1, MS66 Brown PCGS. CAC. Our EAC Grade MS62. Equivalents. Proskey 2: 1-B; Ross 1-B; Gilbert-2; Empire-78; Cohen-1; Breen-1; Bowers-Whitman 1; Eckberg 1-A.

Rarity. R.1. The three 1832 varieties are rated R.1 with a Bowers-Whitman Guide Book estimate of 1,250 to 1,750 survivors for each variety. Eckberg suggests that 1,500 examples of B-1 are known.

Obverse 1 appears on Breen-1, 2, and 3. New star punches were used for the first time in 1832. The stars are smaller than those found in previous issues of the design. The left edge of the hair curl is below the center of the 2 in the date that uses the small punches first employed in 1831.

Reverse A is the die previously described as 1831 Reverse A. This die appears on 1831 Breen-1 and 1832 B-1. The highest leaf point is below the right edge of the final S. Aside from the previous use of this reverse die in 1831, that leaf position is diagnostic for every Classic Head date in the 1830s. This is Jules Reiver's "Accessory E" reverse that shows the lower left serif of a mis-placed E at the lower edge of the leaf below the E in STATES.

Edge. Plain.

Surfaces. Both sides of this Premium Gem are sharply struck and glossy. The obverse is satiny light brown with faded mint red. The reverse is frosty medium brown with splashes of orange mint color, exhibiting delicate sea-green and cobalt-blue toning.

Die State. Ronald Manley mentions a reverse die crack through the right side of the A in STATES that is initially faint and becomes heavy on rare late die states. This is an early strike with that crack extremely faint.

Appearances. Illustrated at the PCGS Set Registry record of the McGuigan Collection.

PCGS Population (5/2022). While PCGS has certified dozens of 1832 half cents in Mint State, just three submissions are graded MS66 Brown and none are finer. Those three coins include two examples attributed as C-1, and one attributed as C-3.

Commentary. No individually itemized Mint State pieces appear in the Breen-Hanson Condition Census that includes the comment: "Uncirculated specimens are available for a price, but there are no flaming mint red gems." We have handled 111 Mint State 1832 half cents since our Permanent Auction Archives began in 1993. Those pieces include a single example of B-1, C-1 graded MS66 Brown and another graded MS65 Red and Brown.

McGuigan Commentary. Superb lustrous faded mint red obverse and iridescent bluish-brown reverse.

Provenance. Ex: Hanks & Associates (3/1995).
From The James R. McGuigan Half Cent Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 222Y, Variety PCGS# 35273, Base PCGS# 1159, Greysheet# 80920)

Weight: 5.44 grams

Metal: 100% Copper

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