Lot 125
1857 C-1 R2. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown with more than half the original red remaining. A beautiful half cent. The only marks are a very thin nick at the dentil tips left of star 6, a small diagonal planchet chip on the cheek right of the nostril, and a speck of fine carbon at the dentils over the R in AMERICA. EDS. Our grade is MS63. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. Only 35,180 struck. Pop 44; 14 finer in 65.
Estimated Value $750-UP.
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