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1854 ~ HALF CENT ~ 1/2 CENT ~ BRAIDED HAIR ~ 5th YEAR ~ SCARCE @ 55,358 MINTED!

$ 55.7

Availability: 28 in stock
  • Denomination: 1/2C
  • Coin: Braided Hair
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
  • Year: 1854
  • Condition: “““THIS IS AN EXTREMELY GORGEOUS ~ 1854 ~ U.S. "BRAIDED HAIR" ~ HALF CENT (1/2c) COIN (5th YEAR OF PRODUCTION! ~ FOR CIRCULATED/BUSINESS STRIKE 1/2 CENTS) ~ WITH A VERY LOW MINTAGE OF 55,358 AND IS A SEMI - "KEY" DATE FOR THE "BRAIDED HAIR" HALF CENT SERIES ~ IN "EXTREMELY FINE" CONDITION ~ RICH BROWN COLOR WITH SHARP DETAILS AND GREAT EYE APPEAL, EVEN HAS SOME COLOR RED LEFT ON THE SURFACE OF THIS COIN. HAS A SMALL RIM/EDGE DING, BUT STILL LOOKS GREAT! THE OBVERSE IS ALSO REALLY SHARP ~ NO DENTS, HOLES OR OTHER PROBLEMS. ~ HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION! - HOW MANY OF THESE ARE LEFT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS? ~ REPLACE YOUR LESS GRADE COIN WITH THIS BEAUTY ~ TAKE A LOOK!””” YOU DECIDE - YOU GRADE!
  • Strike Type: Business
  • KM Number: 1854
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Mint Location: Philadelphia
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    "I ONLY SHIP TO THE GOOD OLD USA --- I TAKE THE NEW EBAY MANAGED PAYMENTS!
    "FIFTH"  (5th)" ~  "YEAR OF CIRCULATED PRODUCTION"  FOR THE "BRAIDED HAIR" HALF CENT -  "VERY LOW MINTANGE OF 55,358" ~ "GREAT "SEMI - KEY" DATE" ~ FANTASTIC DETAILS "EF" CONDITION! ~ EVEN HAS A LITTLE RED LEFT ON THE COIN SURFACE!  ~ HAS A VERY SMALL RIM/EDGE DING, BUT STILL LOOKS GREAT! ~  YOU LOOK ~ YOU DECIDE.
    THIS IS AN "EXTREMELY" NICE ~ VERY OLD ~ WOW ~ 167  YEARS! ~ U.S. ~
    GORGEOUS ~ RARE & SCARCE ~ 1854 ~ BRAIDED HAIR" ~ HALF CENT (1/2 c) ~ IT IS IN SHOWN AS IN "EF (EXTREMELY  FINE) CONDITION, HAS A VERY SMALL RIM/EDGE DING ~ "AFTER THE YEAR 1835 THEY STOPPED MAKING THE "CLASSIC HEAD" SERIES AND DIDN'T START MAKING 1/2 CENTS AGAIN UNTIL 184O ~  WHEN THEY CONTINUED MAKING THE HALF CENT COIN WITH THE NEW ~ "BRAIDED HAIR" VARIETY (1840 TO 1857)
    ~
    The
    Braided Hair
    Half Cent first appeared in 1840, not in circulation but as Proofs sold to collectors. In fact, no Half Cent of this type appeared until
    1849,
    when the first coins were struck for circulation. In
    1849,
    there WERE two varieties: Large Date and Small DATE ~ AND THE FUTURE MINTED BRAIDED HAIR VARIETIES HAD SOME VERY LOW MINTAGES, MAKING THEM VERY COLLECTABLE!
    NO HOLES OR OTHER PROBLEMS !
    GREAT RICH COLOR BROWN WITH GREAT LOOKING DETAILS FOR IT'S AGE!
    IN "XF" CONDITION
    ~ YOU LOOK ~ YOU DECIDE!
    ~ NICE READABLE DATE AND WORDING. FULL LIBERTY WORDING. - THE COIN YOU SEE IN THE 2X2 COIN FLIP HOLDER IS THE EXACT COIN YOU WILL RECIEVE!
    HOW MANY OF THESE ARE LEFT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS? ~ TAKE A LOOK!”” ~ WHO CARRIED THESE AROUND IN THEIR POCKETS OVER 167 YEARS AGO ? ? ?
    ~ ALL ORIGINAL ~ NOT CLEANED BY ME OR ALTERED ~ WITH NO PROBLEMS OR ISSUES!
    **** NOTE --- I DON'T CLEAN OR ALTER ANY OF MY COINS ! - BUT, I CAN'T GUARENTEE THAT WHOEVER HAD THESE COINS BEFORE I ACQUIRED THEM DID NOT. I CAN SAY THEY LOOKED ORIGINAL & UNALTERED TO ME WHEN I ACQUIRED THEM. DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND LOOK CAREFULLY, WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU WILL GET !
    PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ENLARGE ALL THE PICTURES AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING IN DETAIL!
    I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL GRADER, JUST AN OLD TIME COIN COLLECTOR OF MORE THAN 50 YEARS WHO IS REDUCING HIS INVENTORY! REALLY COOL PIECE OF HISTORY.
    - PLEASE ***** Look at all the pictures, what you see is what you will get! **** Make sure you enlarge the pictures to see all the details! **** message me with any questions or concerns. I ONLY ship by USPS mail because you get free tracking - SHIPPING WILL BE .00 for VERY WELL PACKAGED, WITH - USPS shipping to anywhere in the USA. Bid with confidence, check my feedback - 100% positive. Please message me with any questions. *** I only ship to the USA! ***** PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS FOR SALE! Thanks and good luck - you won't be DISAPPOINTED !