1835 B-1, C-1, R.1, MS65 Red PCGS. Our EAC Grade MS64....

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1835 B-1, C-1 Half Cent, MS65 Red
Tied for the Finest So-Designated at PCGS

1835 B-1, C-1, R.1, MS65 Red PCGS. Our EAC Grade MS64. Equivalents. Proskey 2: 1-B; Ross 1-B; Gilbert-2; Empire-83; Cohen-1; Breen-1; Bowers-Whitman 1; Eckberg 1-B.
Rarity. R.1. The Bowers-Whitman Guide Book agrees with Eckberg that the 1835 B-1 is seen slightly more often that the B-2. Bowers estimates 4,500 to 6,000 examples and Eckberg estimates 4,700 pieces.

Obverse 1 appears on Breen-1 and 2. The 1 and recut 5 are taller than the 8 and 3 in this die that employed small date punches. The center base of the L is absent.

Reverse A is the die previously described as 1833 Reverse A. This die appears on 1833 Breen-1, 1834 B-1, and 1835 B-1. The highest leaf point is below the left half of the final S. The first S in STATES leans left, its top distant from the first T. The second S leans slightly right.
Edge. Plain.
Surfaces. This sharply defined Gem has frosty luster and fiery orange mint color with slightly mellowing to light brown on the reverse. A few trivial spots are evident, especially at the U in UNITED.
Die State. Manley Die State 1.0.

Appearances. Illustrated at the PCGS Set Registry record of the McGuigan Collection.
PCGS Population (5/2022). Seven 1835 half cents certified as MS65 Red are the finest in that color designation, from a total of nearly 2,000 1835-dated half cents that PCGS has certified. Two of those coins are attributed as C-1, and one example is identified as C-2.
Commentary. Both varieties of 1835 half cents are found on occasion with full Red mint color, apparently from the Elmer Sears hoard that was found about 1935. The PCGS population data includes 53 submissions that are designated as Red, and that total is more than half of all Red Mint State Classic Head half cents.
McGuigan Commentary. Superb full original fiery mint red planchet. Early die state (M1.0) with light obverse clash marks.
Provenance. Ex: Paul Arthur Norris; Thomas D. Reynolds (5/1997).
From The James R. McGuigan Half Cent Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2233, Variety PCGS# 35290, Base PCGS# 1170, Greysheet# 376122)

Weight: 5.44 grams

Metal: 100% Copper

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