1797 1/2C PLAIN EDGE P01 PCGS

PCGS Pop 2. This 1797 1/2C Plain Edge Liberty Cap Right Half Cent, certified PCGS PO01, is an extraordinary rarity in early American copper and a true prize for condition-rarity specialists. With a survival estimate of only about 200 pieces, the Plain Edge subtype is a distinctive die marriage of 1797 known as Cohen-2, though other 1797 Half Cents are occasionally encountered with plain edges. The closest public record is a PCGS FR02 that realized $504 04/25 HA. This coin is heavily worn yet faint traces of the date and design remain visible. Fully embodying the “Lowball” aesthetic, this coin’s value lies not in sharp detail but in its survival itself—an authentic artifact of the first Philadelphia Mint, struck over 225 years ago, and now residing at the absolute basal grade level of Poor-01, where condition rarity is as important as preservation rarity.

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Kesh Collection

PCGS Cert Verification #52784190

• PCGS Price Guide - N/A
• PCGS POP - 2/216
• PCGS Coin# -1036

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