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1796 C-1 R-2 NGC VF Details Liberty Cap Half Cent Coin 1/2c
1796 C-1 R-2 NGC VF Details Liberty Cap Half Cent Coin 1/2c
1796 C-1 R-2 NGC VF Details Liberty Cap Half Cent Coin 1/2c
1796 C-1 R-2 NGC VF Details Liberty Cap Half Cent Coin 1/2c

1796 C-1 R-2 NGC VF Details Liberty Cap Half Cent Coin 1/2c

$ 34320

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Grade: VF Details
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
  • Coin: Liberty Cap
  • Certification: NGC
  • Denomination: 1/2C
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Certification Number: 5747077-001
  • Year: 1796
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    NGC authenticated and graded VF Details. Steel brown with antique yellow, orange, and olie tones. Lightly rough with scattered tiny pits. Despite the surfaces the details remain sharp and the legends and date are strong and readable. Breen Die
    State
    1.0, Manley Die State 1.0 with the bisecting crack on the obverse. Donald G. Partrick noted on his flip "The fourth finest of only 11 known! Owned by the greatest collectors!"  Fantastic provenance, the only half cent attributed to Dr. Sheldon according to Partrick. Listed 6th in the Breen-Hanson Condition Census. 85 grains. No pole.
    Ex: Carl Wurtzbach - Virgil Brand - Henry Chapman - Dr. William H. Sheldon - Blaise J. Dantone Collection (Lester Merkin, 3/1969), lot 596 - Donald G. Partrick.
    Year - 1796
    Variety - C-1
    Rarity - 4+