BU-60 1856 Half Cent

Description

Sharp with nice olive brown color.

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BU-60 1856 Half Cent

Lot 0067

Estimate $175-$200

Feb 17, 2026, 7:22 PM EST

Current Price (11 bids)

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$170

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Online Rare Coin & Currency Auction #121

Feb 05, 2026 2:30 PM EST

Milford, NH, United States

NGC VF Details 1793 Wreath Cent: Burnished. An attractive specimen in spite of the burnishing that took place eons ago. This desirable cent has recovered admirably! Attractive deep brown surfaces verging on chocolate-brown, with

NGC VF Details 1793 Wreath Cent

NGC EF Details 1802 Large cent: Environmental Damage.S-228. 1/000 Fraction style. Sharp devices and deep brown surfaces exhibit uniform microgranularity. Nicer in-hand than our description implies.

NGC EF Details 1802 Large cent

Rare Electrotype "1815" Classic Head Cent: Sharpness of Fine or nominally better. No cents were struck in 1815; this electrotype is no doubt an effort to supply a 19th-century collector with a "rare" prize. Neat as all get-out! Note: for more

Rare Electrotype "1815" Classic Head Cent

VF-30 1828 Large Cent: Narrow Date. A nice medium brown piece.

VF-30 1828 Large Cent

VG-8 Of Better 1839/6 Large Cent: A nice chocolate brown example.

VG-8 Of Better 1839/6 Large Cent

Fine-12 1846 Tall Date Large Cent: Medium tan surfaces.

Fine-12 1846 Tall Date Large Cent

NGC MS-64+ BN CAC 1849 Large Cent: Shows much red for a "brown" coin with the reverse easily making Red Brown in our opinion. Very scarce and probably equal to some gems - if you could find one to compare.

NGC MS-64+ BN CAC 1849 Large Cent

8 Piece Large Cent Lot: Includes: 1822 VF Lt.Roughness, 1829 Fine Lt.Roughness, small rim bump, 1831 EF Lt. Roughness, 1840 VF+ Lt. Roughness, 1845 Lt. Roughness, small dig, 1846 VF Moderate toughness, 1848 AU Lt.

8 Piece Large Cent Lot

NGC MS-62 1857 Flying Eagle Cent: Well struck and original. A premium quality flyer that is perhaps undergraded.

NGC MS-62 1857 Flying Eagle Cent

Flying Eagle Cent Pair: Includes a VF-20 1857 and a F-12 1858 Sm.Lt. The 1858 shows a couple of marks. (Total: 2 pcs)

Flying Eagle Cent Pair

NGC AU-55 1859 Indian Cent: Original and choice.

NGC AU-55 1859 Indian Cent

ANACS AU-50 1862 Indian Cent: Original with underlying mint luster.

ANACS AU-50 1862 Indian Cent

ANACS F-12 1864-L Indian Cent: Light brown and free of any distractions.

ANACS F-12 1864-L Indian Cent

G-4+ 1877 Indian Cent: Dark brown.

G-4+ 1877 Indian Cent

G-4 1877 Indian Cent: Light brown and problem free.

G-4 1877 Indian Cent

NGC EF Details 1877 Indian Cent: Cleaned but now toning back nicely, leaving an almost red brown look.

NGC EF Details 1877 Indian Cent

NGC MS-63 RB 1888 Indian Cent: Satiny and bright with far more R than B in the equation, somewhat PL overall.

NGC MS-63 RB 1888 Indian Cent

ANACS MS-64 RB 1889 Indian Cent: Original with a nice mix of red and brown.

ANACS MS-64 RB 1889 Indian Cent

ANACS MS-63 RB 1890 Indian Cent: Shows a nice mix of red and brown colors with red dominating overall.

ANACS MS-63 RB 1890 Indian Cent

NGC MS-64 BN 1891 Indian Cent: Lustrous red-tan surfaces offer splashes of mint red brilliance, especially on the reverse.

NGC MS-64 BN 1891 Indian Cent

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