1856 Braided Hair Half Cent NGC MS 61 BN Uncirculated C-1 Cohen One Better Date

An attractive 1856 better date braided hair half cent graded MS 61 BN by NGC. It holds a sharp strike with nice attractive chocolate brown original surfaces. A date that is seldom offered in this grade level having been certified by NGC. This coin holds a tiny mintage of only 40,430. Of this mintage, the PCGS Coin Facts estimates that only 1,000 have survived in all grades today. It is one of only 54 graded Mint State 61 Brown by NGC.