United States Copper (Half, One and Two Cents)

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There are 17 Coins for Sale. New coin(s) added on December 29, 2020

Photo	Date	Grade	TPG	Variety	GFRC Rating	Price	Description
Colonials
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Half Cents
	1806 Small 6, No Stems	AU53	PCGS 18269156		Choice	$625	Choice for Draped 1/2 Cent Type, Chocolate Brown Coloring, Satiny Luster. Adding early copper to the GFRC price list is proving to be an enjoyable exercise. This 1806 Small 6, No Stems example brings rich chocolate coloring and smooth fields as its main highlights. Reverse die is heavily eroded leading to weakness at the legend. Typical verdigris surrounds the wreath leaves. A solid example that would fill the Draped Bust slot in a type set. Housed in PCGS Gen 4.4 (2005-2011) holder with Small 6, No Stems attribution on the label.
	1806 Small 6, No Stems	AU50	2231516		Cleaned	$350	New December 21! Draped Bust Type, Old Clean, Retoned, Southern Texas Collection. A piece of numismatic history from an era of TPG company proliferation and questionable grading standards. Exhibit A is this 1806 Small 6, No Stem half cent with bold device details. A 10x loupe inspection promptly revealed hairlines and faint porosity along with a retoned coloring that is close to natural for those without sufficient early copper experience. Housed in old National Numismatic Certification holder with straight AU50 grade. Priced accordingly.
	1832	AU58	PCGS 18418536	C-3	Original	$325	Near Choice Original, Twin Lakes Collection. A quality AU58 early copper half cent from the Twin Lakes Collection. Full description shortly.
	1833	AU55	PCGS OGH 4647820		Gem	HOLD $285	Gem Original, Fully Struck, Conservative Grading, CAC Approval. In a time when laborers might make a dollar or two a day, a half cent was not a trivial sum, on the order of a quarter or half dollar in today’s terms if one applies the current minimum wage as a basis for comparison. This is a fully-detailed example with rich texture in Liberty’s coif and boldly-struck leaves within the wreath. Toning is largely even, with plum on the obverse while the reverse tones are more reddish. Fields are smooth and would be described as “hard surfaces” by copper aficionados. With no marks of note, this is an ideal type coin for those looking to extend their horizons beyond U.S. gold and silver. Cohen 1-A, the only die pair for this year. Housed in a PCGS Gen 3.1 (1993-1998) old green holder with CAC approval.
	1855	AU58	PCGS 39385135	C-1	Choice	HOLD $250	New December 18! Low Mintage Date, Natural Copper-Gold, Unabraded Surfaces, Lot of Eye Appeal, Twin Lakes Collection. A wonderful candidate for Braided Hair half cent type. One immediately notes the thoroughly pleasing fields that a completely unabraded. Coloring is copper-gold with embedded rose luster. An eye appealing offering from the Twin Lakes Collection. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 holder with CAC approval.
Large Cents
	1793 Wreath	VG10	PCGS 2267090		Original	$7500	New November 19! Flowing Hair Type, Deep Chocolate Brown Coloring, Gen 1.1 Rattler, Osprey Collection. GFRC is thrilled to be offerings its first Flowing Hair cent. One of 63,353 struck for the year with a low survival rate. The GFRC images inadequately capture the in-hand appearance of this copper piece. This deeply toned chocolate brown 1793 Lettered Edge cent is housed in early PCGS Gen 1.1 (1986) holder. The images suggest an obverse ring over the main device. This a lighting reflection due to the holder and dark surfaces. Center obverse verdigris is also amplifer and less pronouced during in-hand and brightly inspection. Planchet integrity is decent with a few marks and darker surface verdigris. From the Osprey Collection.
	1794 Head of 1794	EF40	PCGS 37957923	S-49	Choice	$5950	Head of 1794 S-49, Later Die State, Uniform Chocolate Brown, Pleasing Surfaces, Ospret Collection. An attractive 1794 large cent with the Head of 1794 obverse design. Smooth surfaces are pleasing along with the uniform deep chocolate brown patina. The Sheldon-49 die pairing features a short distance between LIBE(R)TY and the top hair curls. A notable diagnostic also includes a vertical die crack through the left upright of E. A special offering from the Osprey Collection. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 holder.
	1794 Head of 1794	VF30	PCGS 36125640		Original	$2350	New December 29! Head of 1794, Uniform Chocolate Brown Patina, Near-Choice Original, Palos Verdes Collection. The 1794 (Head of 794) design variety is ideal for filling in the Flowing Hair large cent slot in your early type set. This design version is the more common of the Heads of 1793, 1794, and 1795, therefore being more available and less inexpensive. As with all early copper, planchet quality and strike are the key parameters. This new Palos Verdes Collection example has uniform chocolate brown coloring though the GFRC images might suggest some color gradient. That gradient is lighting reflections during photography. The planchet has uniform micro-porosity that is typical for large early copper pieces. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 holder with "Head of 1794" designation on label.
	1801 1/000	F12	NGC 3607024001	S-223	Original	$800	1/000, Obverse Cuds, Smooth Planchet, Even Brown, Some Verdigris, Osprey Collection. Electoral challenges date back to the early days of the United States. During 1801, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were tied in the electoral college during Presidential election. We know who ultimately won! This 1/000 Sheldon-223 was struck that year. Fairly graded with a smooth planchet. Overall coloring is natural brown with some shade variations on the obverse that my camera insists on capturing. Obverse cud at LIBE(RT)Y is bold. Housed in newer NGC holder with edge view insert. Label reads 1/000 S-223. From the Osprey Collection.
	1805	VF25	PCGS 36841606	S-267	Choice	$625	New December 7! Early Draped Bust Type, Ebony-Brown Coloring, Well Preserved. A well preserved Sheldon 267 large cent that would be ideal as a Draped Bust type coin selection. Thoroughly pleasing to the eyes with contrasting ebony-brown fields and lighter primary devices. Device details are bold and well executed. The left obverse field has a few scattered ticks while the reverse is unabraded. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 holder and worthy of special consideration.
	1819-(8)	50BN	NGC 3298645003		Choice	HOLD $370	Brilliant Steely Luster, Bright Light Eye Candy, Ideal Coronet Head Type.. A wonderful 1819(8) large date example as Coronet Head type. Brilliant steely luster and shimmering cartwheels are most appealing. Copper coloring has embedded rose and blue shades. Obverse die rust is apparent at the upper stars. Strike is nearly complete with only light weakness on the wreath leaves to note. Housed in newer NGC holder with edge view insert. Part of a wonderful early type set recently purchased from a Rhode Island collector.
	1831 Large Letters	MS62BN	NGC 1745302001	N-7	Choice	$925	Large Letters Reverse, Well Struck, Choice Surfaces, Ideal Coronet Head Type Coin. Adding early U.S. copper to the price list requires well above average eye appeal to be at hand. In other words, I must like an early copper piece to the point of desire for my own collection. That is a high bar and the case with this enchanting 1831 large cent. Though having a Brown designation, the reverse is close to full Red while the obverse has orange and violet shades. Strike is essentially complete with only a few stars lacking full definition. Surfaces are free of abrasions. Housed in old NGC holder with standard ring insert that dates back to the mid 1990s timeframe with pristine reverse hologram. CAC approval is warranted. The NGC label captures the attribution with "Large Letters, N-7".
	1837 Head of 1838	AU58	PCGS 32041273		Original	$390	Coronet Head Type, Head of 1838 Worn Dies, Frosty Red Luster, Twin Lakes Collection. Housed in PCGS Gen 5.0 Dupont hologram holder. A quality AU58 early copper large cent offering from the Twin Lakes Collection. Full description shortly.
	1838	62+BN	PCGS 37826074		Choice	$700	Satiny Luster, Uniform Chocolate Brown Coloring, Super Eye Appeal. GFRC is always in the hunt for superior early copper with huge eye appeal and CAC approval. This chocolate brown 1838 Coronet large cent was an immediate buy decision at the Atlanta ANA pre-show. Bright light viewing exposes satiny luster on both sides along with embedded blues that add charm. Surface are fully choice and unabraded. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 holder with CAC approval.
	1847	AU50	PCGS 34373367		Cleaned	$95	Accurately Graded, Environmental Damage, Glossy Surfaces, AU Details, Copper Harbor Collection. Accurately certified as having environmental damage. Surfaces are unnatural with glossy luster. Freshly graded by GFRC and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder. From the Copper Harbor Collection; a substantial offering of AU through Mint State large cents purchased in the 1990s from Stacks. Priced consistent with the PCGS designation.
	1851	MS62BN	PCGS 34373370		Choice	$310	Choice Original, Satiny Luster, Worn Dies, Uniform Chocolate Brown Patina, Accurately Graded, Copper Harbor Collection. Surfaces are entirely natural and choice. Devices, especially on the reverse, are a tad weak due to being struck by worn dies. Satiny luster is quite pleasing and uninterrupted. Accurately graded with no blemishes to discuss. Freshly graded by GFRC and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder. From the Copper Harbor Collection; a substantial offering of AU through Mint State large cents purchased in the 1990s from Stacks.
	1851	AU58	PCGS 16662784		Original	$210	Braided Hair Type, Mostly Brown Coloring, Original Surfaces, Accurately Graded, Twin Lakes Collection. Housed in PCGS Gen 4.4 (2005-2011 holder. A quality AU58 early copper large cent offering from the Twin Lakes Collection. Full description shortly.
	1857 Large Date	AU58	PCGS 34373374		Original	$395	Original Surfaces, Light Brown-Gold Coloring, Typical Strike, Accurately Graded, Copper Harbor Collection. Last year of issue with tiny mintage of 35,180. An original 1857 Large Date example with light brown-gold surfaces. Accurately graded and pleasing. Freshly graded by GFRC and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder. From the Copper Harbor Collection; a substantial offering of AU through Mint State large cents purchased in the 1990s from Stacks.
	1857 Large Date	AU58	PCGS 33297537		Choice	$435	Large Date, Rich Chocolate Brown Patina, Well Struck, Pleasing Eye Appeal, Twin Lakes Collection. Final year of issue with choice surfaces and rich chocolate brown toning. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 holder. A quality AU58 large cent from the Twin Lakes Collection. Full description shortly.
Two Cents
	1871	AU58	PCGS 32840608		Choice	$295	New December 18! End of Series Date, Copper-Brown and Gold, Fully Struck, Twin Lakes Collection. Handling a quality Two Cent piece is always a learning experience. 1871 brought a reduction in mintage to under 1,000,000 though many survived at the AU and Mint State grade levels. This choice survivor features copper-gold coloring with an olive reverse center. Strike is complete with deeply impressed vertical and horizontal shield lines. An excellent type coin for those pursuing CAC approved Everyman type sets. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 holder.
Tokens
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