1796 1/2C No Pole, BN (Regular Strike)

Series: Liberty Cap Right Half Cents 1794-1797

PCGS MS65BN

WITH POLE/NO POLE COMPARISON

PCGS MS63BN

PCGS #:: 1030

Designer:: John Smith Gardner

Edge:: Plain

Diameter:: 23.50 millimeters

Weight:: 5.44 grams

Mintage:: 1,390

Mint:: Philadelphia

Metal:: Copper

Auction Record:: $345,000 • F15 • 09-14-2008 • Goldberg Auctioneers

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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	29	R-8.9	2 / 11	2 / 14
60 or Better	3	R-9.8	3 / 11 TIE	4 / 14 TIE
65 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 11	1 / 14

Survival Estimate
All Grades	29
60 or Better	3
65 or Better

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-8.9
60 or Better	R-9.8
65 or Better	R-10.1

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	2 / 11
60 or Better	3 / 11 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 11

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	2 / 14
60 or Better	4 / 14 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 14

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS65BN PCGS grade	John Gormley Murdoch Collection - Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge Auctioneers (London) 7/1903:963, $73.22 - S.H. & H. Chapman - C. David Pierce - Philip M. Showers Collection - Stack's, sold privately in 1969 - Willis Harrington duPont Collection - Fred S. "Freddy" Werner, sold privately in 2/1976 - Superior, sold privately in 2/1976 - Joe Flynn and Son Rare Coins, Inc. (Joseph S. Flynn, Jr.), sold privately 4/1976 - Dr. Herbert Ketterman via Joe Flynn and Son Rare Coins, Inc. (Joseph S. Flynn, Jr.) 4/28/1982 - R. Tettenhorst Collection - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 96.1.2) - Goldbergs 1/2014:36, $891,250 (cert-matched) - High Desert Collection
2	MS64BN estimated grade	Old Collection from England - Stack's, sold privately in 1992 - John Whitney Walter Collection - Stack's 5/1999:1705
3	MS63BN PCGS grade	Richard Boswell Winsor Collection - S.H. & H. Chapman 12/1895:1012, $300 - Virgil Brand Collection (Journal #15328) - Burdette G. Johnson, sold privately on 2/13/1941 for $500 (per Saul Teichman) - James Kelly - Stack’s “Anderson-Dupont” 11/1954:1054 - Dorothy Nelson - Stack’s “TAD” 3/1975:823 - R. Tettenhorst Collection, sold privately in 4/1982 - Jim McGuigan Collection
4	MS62BN PCGS grade

#1 MS65BN PCGS grade

John Gormley Murdoch Collection - Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge Auctioneers (London) 7/1903:963, $73.22 - S.H. & H. Chapman - C. David Pierce - Philip M. Showers Collection - Stack's, sold privately in 1969 - Willis Harrington duPont Collection - Fred S. "Freddy" Werner, sold privately in 2/1976 - Superior, sold privately in 2/1976 - Joe Flynn and Son Rare Coins, Inc. (Joseph S. Flynn, Jr.), sold privately 4/1976 - Dr. Herbert Ketterman via Joe Flynn and Son Rare Coins, Inc. (Joseph S. Flynn, Jr.) 4/28/1982 - R. Tettenhorst Collection - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Missouri Cabinet (Mocab 96.1.2) - Goldbergs 1/2014:36, $891,250 (cert-matched) - High Desert Collection

#2 MS64BN estimated grade

Old Collection from England - Stack's, sold privately in 1992 - John Whitney Walter Collection - Stack's 5/1999:1705

#3 MS63BN PCGS grade

Richard Boswell Winsor Collection - S.H. & H. Chapman 12/1895:1012, $300 - Virgil Brand Collection (Journal #15328) - Burdette G. Johnson, sold privately on 2/13/1941 for $500 (per Saul Teichman) - James Kelly - Stack’s “Anderson-Dupont” 11/1954:1054 - Dorothy Nelson - Stack’s “TAD” 3/1975:823 - R. Tettenhorst Collection, sold privately in 4/1982 - Jim McGuigan Collection

#4 MS62BN PCGS grade

David Hall:

The incredible MS67RB from the Louis Eliasberg collection is one of the great copper coins of all-time. This coin is the only 1796 no pole half cent I've ever seen that has any Red color. And I only know of one other 1796 no pole in mint state condition, a PCGS grade MS62BN. The MS67RB sold at the Elisberg sale in 1996 for $506,000. What a coin!