1811 1/2C, BN MS(PCGS#1135)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2052

Grade

XF40BN

Price

3,840

Lot Description

Manley Die State 3.0. This warmly toned example is awash in deep copper-brown with traces of lighter autumn-brown in the center of the reverse. Nicely struck overall, we note only trivial lack of detail along the upper left reverse border, where a less than perfectly centered impression resulted in incomplete denticulation. The surfaces are microscopically rough, but present as fairly smooth in hand.<p>From a mintage of just 63,140 pieces for the date, most survivors are from the C-2 die pairing, of which Bill Eckberg (<em>The Half Cent, 1793-1857: The Story of America's Greatest Little Coin</em>, 2019) estimates a surviving population of 1,200 coins. This is a limited total compared to the demand enjoyed by this key date half cent issue. A visually appealing EF, the offered coin is sure to appeal to many early copper enthusiasts.