- Diameter: 23.00 mm
- Mintage/Proof: 0 / 170
- Weight: 5.44 grams
- Metal: Copper
Value
| Grade | Value |
|---|---|
| Worst | $3,000 |
| Heavy Circ | $4,000 |
| Average | $5,000 |
| Light Circ | $6,000 |
| Uncirc | $8,000 |
Stack’s Bowers Auction Record — Sold For $8,050.00 — https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-263C5
History, Information, and Value of 1845 Braided Hair Half Cent
Value of 1845 C-PO-6 Braided Hair Half Cent
W-1 | Original, Large Berries, Proof | C-PO-6, B-1a | Breen dies: 1-A. | 1845 Braided Hair Half Cent W-1, an original Proof variety of the date, exists to the tune of some 16 to 20 pieces and is considered among the rarest of the original issues of 1840 to 1849, though the same could be said for just about any date in the decade. This obverse die was used for the First and Second Restrikes of the date as well.
Value of 1845 C-SR-7 Braided Hair Half Cent
W-2 | First Restrike, Small Berries, Proof | C-SR-7, B-2 | Breen dies: 1-B. | Perhaps just eight to 10 pieces make up the population for this rare restrike. NT at CENT slightly doubled on the reverse.
Value of 1845 C-SR-22 Braided Hair Half Cent
W-3 | Second Restrike, Small Berries, Proof | C-SR-22, B-3 | Breen dies: 1-C. | About a dozen or slightly more examples of W-3 can be accounted for today, some of them on heavy planchets (96.1 grains average). Diagonal die lines above RICA on the reverse.
The obverse text of the Braided Hair Half Cent reads “Liberty, 1845.” The reverse of the coins read “United States of America, Half Cent.”