Bill Jones' Type Set
1/2c BRAIDED HAIR 1849-57


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: HALF CENTS - CORONET, BRAIDED HAIR
Item Description: 1/2C 1853 C-1
Grade: NGC MS 62 BN
Owner: BillJones
 
Winning Set: Bill Jones' Type Set
Date Added: 3/21/2004
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

The Braided Hair half cent carried the same design as the large cents of the period. Christian Gobrecht devised the design, which was similar to the one he used on the $2.50, $5.00 and $10.00 gold coins. <br /><br />By this time the half cent had become a very unpopular coin, and few pieces were seen in circulation. For that reason nearly all of the surviving examples of these coins are in at least Extremely Fine condition. Well-worn pieces are almost never seen. <br /><br /><br /><br />Generally I think that this design looks better on the half cent than the large cent.

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