1829 1/2C, BN MS(PCGS#1153)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2060

Grade

MS65BN

Price

2,400

Lot Description

Manley Die State 1.0. Lustrous and frosty, both sides retain traces of faded pinkish-red mint color on warmly toned, iridescent golden-brown surfaces. Most features are sharply to fully struck for this carefully preserved and elegant Gem Uncirculated example. The Mint employed a single pair of dies to strike approximately 140,000 half cents of this date, this mintage figure attributed to Bill Eckberg in his 2019 reference <em>The Half Cent, 1793-1857: The Story of America's Greatest Little Coin</em>. Survivors are plentiful enough to make this as a popular type issue in the Classic Head series, but we caution bidders that in the finest Mint State grades, as here, the 1829 is a notable condition rarity.