1828 1/2C 12 Stars, BN MS(PCGS#1150)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3008

Grade

MS63BN

Price

2,196

Lot Description

Manley Die State 3.0m Fuhrman Die State 3. One of the best known varieties of the denomination, the 1828 C-2 is readily attributable by the blundered 12-star count on the obverse. And this is a lovely Select Uncirculated example with steel-olive and antique gold highlights to dominant rose-brown patina. Lustrous and frosty with a bold strike and only a few wispy marks and light carbon flecks precluding an even higher numeric grade. As Manley notes, "although most specimens are in much lower grades, a number of Mint State specimens are known," though hardly enough to satisfy collector demand as is the case with the 1828 C-3s that were once available in hoard quantity. Indeed, Bill Eckberg accounts for only 20 to 25 "true UNCs" of the 1828 C-2 12 Stars variety in his 2019 reference <em>The Half Cent, 1793-1857: The Story of America's Greatest Little Coin</em>.