Lot 216
1828 Classic Head Half Cent. 12 stars. . C-2. PCGS graded AU-58 and Del Bland graded EF-45. Semi-lustrous dark olive steel in color with a considerable amount of mint red around the devices. Pleasant surfaces with a scratch between stars four and five.
To date, PCGS has only graded 22 coins of this variety in various mint state grades. In AU-58, only 8 have been graded. Hence, this is a tough coin to find this nice. This particular coin is well struck with only slight weakness on the left obverse stars (diagnostic) and with choice surfaces, add to that the original mint red in the fields, and you have a very desirable example of this important twelve star variety.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
Ex: James G. Macallister 6/7/44 at $2.
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