- Diameter: 23.00 mm
- Mintage/Proof: 55358 / 60
- Weight: 5.44 grams
- Metal: Copper
Value
| Grade | Value |
|---|---|
| Worst | $20 |
| Heavy Circ | $45 |
| Average | $75 |
| Light Circ | $100 |
| Uncirc | $200 |
Stack’s Bowers Auction Record — Sold For $6,900.00 — http://www.stacksbowers.com/Pages/Home.aspx (World Auction Record, Sold By Stack’s Bowers)
History, Information, and Value of 1854 Braided Hair Half Cent
Value of 1854 C-1 Braided Hair Half Cent
W-1a and b | C-1 (Proof, PO-14), B-1 and 2 | Breen dies: 1-A (rust pit on top of I in UNITED). | Perhaps 25 to 30 Proofs of the date can be found today along with some 2,500 to 3,500 circulation strikes. Mint State coins are readily available. The reverse of 1854 Braided Hair Half Cent, W-1a has no trace of a rust pit on the I in UNITED and the As in AMERICA are closed, while the reverse of W-1b has a rust pit evident on the I and the As in AMERICA are open at the base.
The obverse text of the Braided Hair Half Cent reads “Liberty, 1854.” The reverse of the coins read “United States of America, Half Cent.”