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1826 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC....
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Sold on Aug 16, 2018 for:
$22,800.00
Bid Source: Live: Floor bidder
Description
1826 C-1, B-1 Half Cent
MS64 Red and Brown
Extremely Rare with Mint Color
1826 1/2 C C-1, B-1, R.1, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Ex:
Eliasberg. Breen Die State IV, Manley Die State 4.0, with cracks
from the bust to stars 1 and 2, but with the die file lines over
the head polished away in this die state. PCGS and NGC have
certified a total of 229 half cents dated 1826, and only six of
those coins are designated Red and Brown, with no Red pieces at
either service. This example is tied for the finest certified with
the Red and Brown designation. Considerable mint red remains on
both sides of this attractive chocolate and steel-brown example
that exhibits three small corrosion spots on the reverse. Our EAC
grade MS63.Ex: Henry Blair Collection; Charles Steigerwalt (10/14/1896); John H. Clapp; Clapp Estate (via Stack's, 1942); Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; Eliasberg Estate (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 439.
From The Red Headed Copper Collection.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 222U, Variety PCGS# 35253, Base PCGS# 1145)
Weight: 5.44 grams
Metal: 100% Copper
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Auction Info
2018 August 14 - 19 ANA WFOM US Coins Signature Auction - Philadelphia #1278 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2018
14th-19th
Tuesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 16
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