1851 1/2C, BN MS64BN Certification #81677428, PCGS #1224

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Owner's Comments

1851 Braided Hair Half Cent MS64BN { PCGS-4 } (Aug’2020). Light steel and olive toning bathes both sides with mint red underneath producing lustrous surfaces for this final variety of the Half-Cent, also referred to as the Coronet Head. There are a pair of tiny, faint marks on the jaw line and left of star 11, hardly notable but they serve to identify.

Expert Comments

Ron Guth

The 1851 Half Cent has the highest mintage of the Braided Hair type but it is not the most commonly encountered date (that distinction goes to the 1853). In Mint State, the 1851 Half Cent is fairly common, but not as common as dates such as 1853, 1854, and 1855. The finest certified example is a single PCGS MS66 Brown. Most Mint State examples seen are in the MS-63 to MS-64 range. In full Red, more of the 1851 Half Cent have been certified than any other.

On high grade examples, the bottom of a misplaced 1 can be seen to the right of the date.

Only one die variety (Cohen 1) is known of the 1851 Half Cent.

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"American Half Cents, Second Edition" by Rogern S. Cohen, Jr.

PCGS #

1224

Designer

Christian Gobrecht

Edge

Plain

Diameter

23.00 millimeters

Weight

5.44 grams

Mintage

147672

Metal

Copper

Pop Higher

Pop Lower

1185

Region

The United States of America

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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

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.
65 or Better	1500	R-4.8	5 / 8	5 / 8
All Grades	500	R-6.0	5 / 8 TIE	5 / 8 TIE
60 or Better	10	R-9.5	1 / 8 TIE	1 / 8 TIE

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.
65 or Better	1500
All Grades	500
60 or Better	10

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.
65 or Better	R-4.8
All Grades	R-6.0
60 or Better	R-9.5

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.
65 or Better	5 / 8
All Grades	5 / 8 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 8 TIE

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.
65 or Better	5 / 8
All Grades	5 / 8 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 8 TIE

Condition Census Learn More

Pos	Grade	Thumbnail	Pedigree and History
1	MS66BN PCGS grade
2	MS64BN PCGS grade
2	MS64BN PCGS grade
2	MS64BN PCGS grade
2	MS64BN PCGS grade

#1 MS66BN PCGS grade

#2 MS64BN PCGS grade

#2 MS64BN PCGS grade