1850 1/2C, BN MS(PCGS#1221)

The January 2011 Tampa Bay Rarities Sale

Auctioneer

Bowers & Merena

Lot Number

81

Grade

MS62

Price

392

Lot Description

1850 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, B-1, the only known dies. Rarity-2. MS-62 BN (NGC). A well-struck BU with no noteworthy blemishes. Dominant copper-brown patina is splashed with iridescent-olive highlights that are bolder on the obverse.