1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent, No Pole
- Maker
- U.S. Mint (Philadelphia)
- Year
- 1796
- Rank
- 34 of 100
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent, No Pole
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent, No Pole by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia) (1796) is ranked 34 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $780,000 on 24 January 2021. The rarest collectible half cent and a legendary early-copper key date; the No Pole variety is the prize.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The rarest collectible half cent and a legendary early-copper key date; the No Pole variety is the prize.
1/2c copper, Liberty Cap, No Pole to Cap, PCGS MS67 Red Brown
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $780,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 24 January 2021
Heritage Auctions, Jan 24 2021. 1796 No Pole half cent, PCGS MS67RB, realized $780,000. The With Pole Pogue specimen (MS66RB) brought $470,000.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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