1856 1/2C C-1, RD MS64+ RD Certification #30451363, PCGS #35338

1856 C-1 M 2.0 FDS 2 PCGS MS64+RD EAC Grade MS63 CAC Green PCGS Pop 2-2 Full blazing original mint red with a slight mellowing of the color in the right obverse field. Identifiable by a small dark toning spot on the reverse rim at 8:30. Manley's late die state (M2.0) of the 1854 reverse die without the rust pit on "I" in UNITED. The State 2 plate coin on page 149 of Ed Fuhrman's The Half Cent Handbook, Classic Head & Braided Hair Varieties, 1809-1857. Ex: Heritage 2008 September Long Beach, CA US Coin Signature Auction #1116, 09/17/2008, lot 131; James R. McGuigan 03/10/2022; McGuigan Estate; Heritage 2022 August US Coins Signature® Auction #1348, 08/28/2022, lot 3117; Michael Spurlock