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PCGS Number: 1186
Coin Date: 1831
Denomination (Short): 1/2c
Denomination (Long): Half Cent
Variety: Original
Desg: PR
Composition: Copper
Mintage: 2,200
Strike Type: Proof
Coinage Type: Classic Head
Coinage Years: 1809-1836
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 23.5
Fineness: 0
Weight (Grams): 5.44
Weight (Ounces): 0
Designer: John Reich
Edge: Plain Edge
Obverse Description: Lady Liberty is portrayed with a capped bonnet, facing left, in what is referred to as the so-called classic head style. The word LIBERTY appearing on her headband. 13 stars appear left and right in a 7x6 formation.
Reverse Description: The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery surround a wreath framing the words HALF CENT. The wreath is tied by a bow at the bottom.
General Notes: The 1831 half cent is somewhat controversial as a business strike. While mint reports of the time recorded a mintage of 2,200 coins, only a handful are known today and many experts believe that they are all proof strikes. NGC and PCGS have concluded that all coins are Proof format. However, other experts including Christopher McCawley believe that enough coins were released into circulation and now exist without distinctive proof surfaces to merit the fact that some were struck as business strikes. Regardless, the CDN considers the values to be the same for MS and PR designated coins. -- The Reverse 1840, Small Berries variety of the 1831 Proof Half Cent is known as the second restrike type struck. As compared to the Reverse 1836, Large Berries variety there are a few minor diagnostic differences on the reverse. The berries that appear on the reverse wreath are very tiny in which that specific reverse design remained in use from 1840 through 1857. These restrikes were minted a few decades later from 1858 to 1861, for sale to collectors, just before the start of the Civil War. This Half Cent Issue comes from an original mintage of just 12 coins with only a single digit quantity known to exist today, making it very rare and valuable as well as desirable to high-end collectors.
NGC ID: 2236

1831 1/2c Original BN

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
XF45	$38,400.00
AU50	$43,200.00
AU58	$49,900.00
PR60	$55,700.00
PR61	$59,500.00
PR62	$64,300.00
PR63	$69,100.00
PR64	$86,400.00
PR65	$124,800.00
PR66	$150,000.00
XF45 CAC	$46,100.00
AU50 CAC	$51,800.00
AU58 CAC	$59,900.00
PR60 CAC	$66,800.00
PR61 CAC	$71,400.00
PR62 CAC	$77,200.00
PR63 CAC	$82,900.00
PR64 CAC	$103,700.00
PR65 CAC	$144,000.00
PR66 CAC	$180,000.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1831 1/2 C Original, C-1, B-1, R.5 as a Proof, PR50 PCGS.	50	$28,800	05/09/24
	1831 Classic Head Half Cent. Original. B-1, C-1. Rarity-5+. Proof-60 BN (PCGS).	60	$48,000	08/16/23
	1831 1/2 C PR60 Brown PCGS. C-1, B-1, R.6.	60	$57,281	01/12/14
	1831 1/2 C Original. PR60 Brown PCGS.	60	$69,000	07/12/09
	1831 Original, B-1, C-EO5, High R.5, PR64 Brown PCGS. CAC. Our EAC Grade PR62.	64	$90,000	08/22/22
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1831 1/2c Original BN	66	$155,250	01/27/14
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1831 1/2c Original BN	62	$115,000	01/27/14
	1831 1/2 C Original PR58 PCGS. C-1/EO-5, B-1, R.5. Die State 1.	58	$55,812	06/09/13
HA	1831 Original, C-1, B-1, High R.5, PR64 Brown NGC. CAC. Our EAC grade PR60.	64	$78,000	04/23/21
HA	1831 Original, C-1, B-1, High R.5, PR58 NGC. CAC. Our EAC grade XF45.	58	$51,600	04/23/21
HA	1831 1/2 C Original C-1 or EO-5, B-1, R.6. Die State 1. PR58 NGC. XF45 EAC. Cataloged as C-1 if it is a business strike, or	58	$80,500	01/28/06
Stacks Bowers	1831 Classic Half Cent. Original. C-1. Rarity-6-. Proof-45 BN (NGC).	45	$46,288	11/15/11
HA	1831 1/2 C --Impaired Proof, Improperly Cleaned--NCS. Original. B-1, C-1, High R.6. In his Half Cent Encyclopedia, Walte	50	$18,400	04/29/06
HA	1831 1/2 C Impaired Proof, Improperly Cleaned, NCS.	40	$10,350	11/06/04
HA	1831 1/2 C Impaired Proof, Corroded, NCS (VF30 Corroded).	30	$13,800	08/21/04
Superior	1831 1/2c Original BN	65	$9,200	02/24/03

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