1852 1/2C Restrike, BN PR65BN 认证号39856751, PCGS号35402

Ron Guth

The 1852 Half Cent is a Proof-only date.  It is generally considered to be the most common dates in Proof of the 1840-1949 and 1852 era, but it is actually a bit scarcer than most people realize.  Because this date appears at auction so frequently, it appears common, but many times it is the same coin appearing and re-appearing more than once.  In our database, we show thirty different auction appearances and we have images of twenty-one different examples (there could be as many as 10-20 more that we haven't captured yet).

There are actually two different 1852 Restrikes: 1) First Restrike (Reverse of 1856, with a doubled T in CENT on the reverse) and 2) Second Restrike (Reverse of 1840, with raised file marks between RIC of AMERICA and the rim).  Of the two versions, the Second Restrike is the rarer by far.

Brown examples make up much of the population, with a few Red-Brown examples thrown in for excitement.  We know of no full Red examples.  The finest 1852 1/2C Restrike of which we are aware is the PCGS PR66RB example in Jim McGuigan's collection.  One of the more interesting examples of this date is the PCGS PR66BN from the Missouri Cabinet which shows clear evidence of a double strike (and a thirty degree rotation between strikes).