1809 1/2C C-6, BN AU50BN Certification #05676962, PCGS #35227

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1809 Classic Head Half Cent, C-6

 

Rarity-1 | Eckberg 3-D. This variety marks the only use of obverse 3, which is distinguished by the curved date. The 9 date punch is smaller than the 180 and is positioned slightly high.

A hub crack extends across the portrait, while a thin die crack runs across the top of STAT on the reverse. Two berries along the inside of the left wreath branch sit directly beneath the first S in STATES. In later die states, a prominent cud develops above stars 9 and 10.

 

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PCGS #
35227
Designer
John Reich
Edge
Plain
Diameter
23.50 millimeters
Weight
5.44 grams
Mintage
1154572
Metal
Copper
Pop Higher
20
Pop Lower
13
Region
The United States of America

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Pos Grade Thumbnail Pedigree and History
1 PCGS MS65+BN PCGS MS65+BN

Coin Galleries, May 1989, Lot 1576; Heritage Auctions, January 14, 2024, Lot 3060 - $18,000; "The James R. McGuigan Half Cent Collection," Heritage Auctions, August 28, 2022, Lot 3087 - $15,600. C-6. Die State 1.0. 
1 PCGS MS65+BN PCGS MS65+BN

Howard Rounds Newcomb, 1935 - B. Max Mehl, 1935; Col. E.H.R. Green; Col. E.H.R. Green Estate, April 1943 - 75¢; Eric P. Newman & Burdette & G. Johnson; Eric P. Newman; Missouri Cabinet (Bernard Edison and Newman); Goldberg Auctioneers, January 2014, Lot 98 - $80,500; "The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part V," Stack's Bowers / Sotheby's, March 2017, Lot 5064 - Passed; "The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part VII," Stack's Bowers, March 25, 2020, Lot 7006 - $28,800. C-6.
3 PCGS MS65BN PCGS MS65BN

William K. Raymond, September 8, 1976; R. Tettenhorst (Bernard Edison); "The Missouri Cabinet (Eric P. Newman & Bernard Edison)"; Goldberg Auctioneers, January 2014, Lot 99 - $44,850; "The Garrison Collection," Heritage Auctions, January 14, 2024, Lot 3059 - $14,400. C-6.
3 PCGS MS65BN PCGS MS65BN

"The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part V," Stack's Bowers, March 31, 2017, Lot 5065 - $10,575. C-6.
5 PCGS MS64BN PCGS MS64BN

Heritage Auctions, March 18, 2011; "The Green Tree Collection of Half Cents," Goldberg Auctioneers, February 19, 2018, Lot 133 - $2,820; "The tom_amoreno Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). C-6. Die State 3.0.
PCGS MS65+BN #1 PCGS MS65+BN

Coin Galleries, May 1989, Lot 1576; Heritage Auctions, January 14, 2024, Lot 3060 - $18,000; "The James R. McGuigan Half Cent Collection," Heritage Auctions, August 28, 2022, Lot 3087 - $15,600. C-6. Die State 1.0. 
PCGS MS65+BN #1 PCGS MS65+BN

Howard Rounds Newcomb, 1935 - B. Max Mehl, 1935; Col. E.H.R. Green; Col. E.H.R. Green Estate, April 1943 - 75¢; Eric P. Newman & Burdette & G. Johnson; Eric P. Newman; Missouri Cabinet (Bernard Edison and Newman); Goldberg Auctioneers, January 2014, Lot 98 - $80,500; "The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part V," Stack's Bowers / Sotheby's, March 2017, Lot 5064 - Passed; "The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part VII," Stack's Bowers, March 25, 2020, Lot 7006 - $28,800. C-6.
PCGS MS65BN #3 PCGS MS65BN

William K. Raymond, September 8, 1976; R. Tettenhorst (Bernard Edison); "The Missouri Cabinet (Eric P. Newman & Bernard Edison)"; Goldberg Auctioneers, January 2014, Lot 99 - $44,850; "The Garrison Collection," Heritage Auctions, January 14, 2024, Lot 3059 - $14,400. C-6.
PCGS MS65BN #3 PCGS MS65BN

"The D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part V," Stack's Bowers, March 31, 2017, Lot 5065 - $10,575. C-6.
PCGS MS64BN #5 PCGS MS64BN

Heritage Auctions, March 18, 2011; "The Green Tree Collection of Half Cents," Goldberg Auctioneers, February 19, 2018, Lot 133 - $2,820; "The tom_amoreno Collection" (PCGS Set Registry). C-6. Die State 3.0.