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Name or Denominations
Braided Hair Half Cents 1849-1857 - 1857 1/2C, BN
Issuer
United States
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1857
Currency
Dollar (1792-date)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Rare
Weight
5.44 g
Diameter
23 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Copper
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Struck
Front design
Liberty head facing left, wearing a coronet inscribed "LIBERTY".
Back design
Wreath of wheat surrounding the denomination "1/2" and the date.
Year of Minting
1857
Ruler
NA
Mint location
Philadelphia
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment
Inscriptions
LIBERTY | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 1857
Context
: The 1857 has the lowest mintage of any regular issue Braided Hair Half Cent. By 1857, the cost of producing Half Cents and Large Cents approached or exceeded the value of the coins. Thus, after 1857, the Half Cent was discontinued and the Small Cent replaced the old style Large Cent. Mint State examples of the 1857 Half Cent are relatively easy to find, but only in the MS-63 and MS-64 grade levels. In MS-65, the 1857 Half Cents is a true condition-rarity.
Rarity
Rare
Coin type
Braided Hair Half Cent (1840-1857)
In circulation
NA
Demonetized
No
Marketplace listings
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