1855 Braided Hair Half Cent – C1 NGC MS66 BN Buffalo Struck at the Carson City

Struck at the Carson City Mint ("CC" mintmark)

NGC graded a PF68/NGC pop

With its sleek rectangular shape and exceptional purity

the Treasury discontinued all notes of $500 and above

1855 Braided Hair Half Cent – C1 NGC MS66 BN Buffalo Struck at the Carson CityMintage of 56,500 NGC pop. 15 Exceptional MS66 BN grade Among the finest known survivors, boasting rich brown luster and outstanding eye appeal. Final decade of issue A beautifully preserved example from one of the last years of the U. S. Half Cent series. This 1855 Braided Hair Half Cent, graded MS66 BN by NGC, represents an outstanding specimen of a long retired U. S. denomination. Struck just two years before the Half Cent was discontinued in 1857,