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1826 C-1 R1 PCGS Graded AU55Frosty golden tan obverse with delightful olive on the reverse. Though not cartwheeling, the surfaces are frosty and lustr

Quartet of Classic Head Half CentsA quartet of Classic Head Half Cents including an 1826 C-1 R1 F15+, an 1828 C-2 R2 12 stars G4, an 1828 C-3 13 stars

1828 C-2 R2 NGC Graded VF35Medium golden brown with shades of steel brown. Middle die state after the die line laps away. There is some crud built up

1828 C-2 R2 PCGS Graded XF40Delightful walnut brown with a puff of darker ebony near the first few stars. The reverse is toned similarly with a golden

1828 C-2 R2 VF20Lightly cleaned and retoned a uniform tan with steel on the high points. Similar to the previous lot, Manley state 1.0. The die line t

1828 C-2 R2 VF25Medium brown with a slide brush of olive behind the profile of Liberty and in the stars. E-MDS, Manley state 1.0. The die line through

1828 C-3 R1 PCGS Graded AU53Frosty steel golden tan and light chocolate with the slightest peeps of faded mint color in protected areas. The only mark

1832 C-1 R2 NGC Graded AU DetailsSatiny light golden amber. The left portion of this half cent was improperly cleaned and there are a couple scratched

1832 C-1 R2 PCGS Graded AU55Frosty golden olive with medium brown on the high points. The eye appeal of this half cent is great for the grade. A great

1832 C-2 R2 VF25Glossy dark chocolate mottled with some darker olive brown on the reverse. There are a few spots of lighter toning on the obverse and

Quartet of Classic Head Half CentsA quartet of Classic Head Half Cents including an 1832 C-3 R3 VG10, 1833 C-1 R1 F12, 1834 C-1 R1 VF20, and an 1835

1833 C-1 R1 NGC Graded AU55Rather glossy dark brown with some lighter color in the peripheries. The obverse has likely been wiped with a fine cloth to

1835 C-1 R1 ANACS Graded AU58Light brown with an arc of light steel crescenting through the stars on the left obverse. There is a distracting spot of

1835 C-1 R1 ICG Graded AU50Golden biscuit brown and light steel. There are a series of scattered ticks on the obverse profile and a spot of active ver

1835 C-2 R1 PCGS Grade AU55Attractive golden tan and steel brown, with hues of sea green and magenta, but they are quite blotchy across the obverse. T

1849 C-1 R2 VF30Choice olive and golden tan surfaces overall. There is a bit of gunk in the protected areas of the reverse, but this could be removed

1850 C-1 R2 F12+Even tan and light olive. Normal wear and contact marks for the grade including a tick below Liberty's nose and a bump in the fi...

1851 C-1 R1 AU50Sharly struck surfaces in mellow orange and medium steel. This cent has been whizzed, but is virtually mark and wear free. The only ma

Quartet of Braided Hair Half CentsA quartet of Braided Hair Half Cents including an 1853 C-1 R1 VF25, 1855 C-1 R1 F15, 1856 C-1 R2 F15, and an 1857 C-

1854 C-1 R1+ XF40+Rusty tan and olive on the obverse while the reverse is golden tan and medium olive. There is some slight oxidation in the fields an