1851 1/2C, RD MS(PCGS#1226)

The November 2010 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Bowers & Merena

Lot Number

384

Grade

MS64

Price

1,553

Lot Description

1851 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, B-1, the only known dies. Rarity-1. MS-64 RD (NGC). A soft, satiny texture to the finish is dressed in light pinkish-rose color. The strike is bold in virtually all areas, and there are no individually distracting blemishes to inhibit the eye appeal.