1832 1/2 C PR64 Brown PCGS. C-2, B-2, Low R.7 as a Proof. Our EAC Grade PR63....

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1832 C-2, B-2 Half Cent, PR64 Brown
Underrated Proof Issue

1832 1/2 C PR64 Brown PCGS. C-2, B-2, Low R.7 as a Proof. Our EAC Grade PR63. The violet and gold obverse shows splashes of steel-blue, most noticeably from the lower profile to stars 3, 4, and 5. A minuscule carbon spot over the 1 in the date identifies this piece. The reverse is mostly faded red with varying shades of blue overtones. Both sides display fully mirrored fields with trivial contact marks that limit the grade.

Variety: A single obverse die was used with three different reverse dies, and the point of the high leaf below the E in STATES is diagnostic. Both dies are perfect on this early-state proof.

Population Data (7/14): PCGS has certified six 1832 proof half cents: two PR64 Brown, and one each in PR64 Red and Brown, PR65 Brown, PR65 Red and Brown, and PR66+ Red and Brown. NGC has only certified one proof of the issue, PR64 Brown.

Heritage Commentary: Four different PCGS-certified 1832 proof half cents have appeared at auction this year. That frequency is misleading, as we have only found a dozen auction records over the previous 100 years.

Provenance: Bowers and Merena (6/2008), lot 63. This is possibly the Philip M. Showers duplicate described in Richard T. Coleman's roster as "pink, olive, and blue, dark area around star 4."

Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 35297, Base PCGS# 1195, Greysheet# 213456)

Weight: 5.44 grams

Metal: 100% Copper

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