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Proof Braided Hair Half Cents
1857 1/2 C B-2, R.4, PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Ex: Eliasberg. The doubled T in CENT is diagnostic of the proof-only B-2 variety, and it is this reverse die that was also used for the First Restrikes of 1840 through 1849 and 1852, as well as certain proof 1856 half cents identified as B-3 for that year in the Breen Half Cent Encyclopedia. Breen writes that the earliest states are found on 1856, and the latest states on 1848, but does not otherwise describe these die states in detail. The existence of this die in its earliest state on the 1856 and 1857 proof half cents provides an earliest possible production date for the First Restrike half cents. This piece, housed in a green-label PCGS holder, has delicate blue patina over its rich mahogany (faded red) proof surfaces. Our EAC grade PR63. Population: 2 in 66 Red and Brown, 0 finer. CAC: 2 in 66, 0 finer (6/17).
Ex: Matthew A. Stickney Collection (Henry Chapman, 6/1907), lot 1766 at $3.00; John H. Clapp; Clapp Estate (1942); Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; Eliasberg Estate (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 482 at $11,550.
From The Sun Tzu Collection
HID02901242017
1857 1/2 C B-2, R.4, PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. Ex: Eliasberg. The doubled T in CENT is diagnostic of the proof-only B-2 variety, and it is this reverse die that was also used for the First Restrikes of 1840 through 1849 and 1852, as well as certain proof 1856 half cents identified as B-3 for that year in the Breen Half Cent Encyclopedia. Breen writes that the earliest states are found on 1856, and the latest states on 1848, but does not otherwise describe these die states in detail. The existence of this die in its earliest state on the 1856 and 1857 proof half cents provides an earliest possible production date for the First Restrike half cents. This piece, housed in a green-label PCGS holder, has delicate blue patina over its rich mahogany (faded red) proof surfaces. Our EAC grade PR63. Population: 2 in 66 Red and Brown, 0 finer. CAC: 2 in 66, 0 finer (6/17).
Ex: Matthew A. Stickney Collection (Henry Chapman, 6/1907), lot 1766 at $3.00; John H. Clapp; Clapp Estate (1942); Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; Eliasberg Estate (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 482 at $11,550.
From The Sun Tzu Collection
HID02901242017