$14,000.00 USD
R. Tettenhorst (Bernard Edison) of St. Louis, Missouri acquired this beautiful piece in 1970 as a proof and it is recorded in the proof census for the variety in Breen's Half Cent Encyclopedia where it is also the plate coin. Nearly full mint red remains on the reflective surfaces of this lovely piece that shows splashes of blue and violet on the obverse and chocolate-brown on the reverse. This is the only Braided Hair half cent of any date or variety that PCGS has certified as a Specimen (11/24). They apparently believe that it is clearly different than any circulation strike they have examined, yet not meeting their criteria for proof strikes. Extremely Rare