1800 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.1, MS63 Red PCGS. CAC....

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1800 C-1, B-1 Half Cent, MS63 Red
The Usual Die State

1800 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.1, MS63 Red PCGS. CAC. Breen Die State IV, Manley Die State 4.0, the usual die state with the obverse lapped, rim crumbling over LIB, and a large rust lump from the base of the E in UNITED to the wreath. Characteristic of the late die states, both sides show partial, weakened border dentilation. Full and brilliant red mint luster exhibits the full cartwheel effect on each side of this Select Mint State piece that has outstanding eye appeal. A few trivial spots on the obverse may aid in tracking the provenance of this beauty that matches Breen's description of the Boston hoard found in the mid-1930s. Another small hoard of brown Uncirculated 1800 half cents was found two decades earlier. PCGS and NGC have certified 137 examples of this issue in all Mint State grades, yet only seven of those coins are certified as Red, and only one of those seven (an NGC graded example) has a higher numerical grade (6/18). Our EAC grade MS64.
Ex: Bowers and Merena Auction.
From The Red Headed Copper Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 35121, Base PCGS# 1053)

Weight: 5.44 grams

Metal: 100% Copper

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