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1845 1/2 C B-3, R.6, Second Restrike, PR64 Brown PCGS. Our EAC Grade PR60. Ex: Eliasberg. The olive, violet, and blue surfaces host bold design motifs and subtly mirrored fields on both sides. A few trivial carbon flecks limit an even finer grade of this Choice proof. Variety: B-3. Small berries in the wreath and short die file marks over RICA identify this Second Restrike proof half cent. Population Data (3/15): Including First and Second Restrikes, PCGS reports 17 1845 Restrike half cents. The population includes four PR64 Brown and seven finer. Heritage Commentary: Approximately 20 examples of the 1845 Second Restrike half cents are known. The combined populations of all varieties of the proof-only Braided Hair half cents reveal that 1845 and 1846 are the rarest years, with 39 and 41 pieces known, respectively. Provenance: Thomas L. Elder; John H. Clapp; Clapp Estate (1942); Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; Eliasberg Collection (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 461.