| Properties | | Geo | United States | | Coinage Type | Circulation Coinage | | Denomination | Half Cent | | Year | 1847 | | Composition | Copper | | Catalog Number | KM# 70 |
| | Coin Name | Braided Hair Half Cent | | Mint Name | U.S. Mint | | Mint Location | Philadelphia | | Obverse Description | Head left, braided hair, within circle of stars, date below | | Reverse Description | Value within wreath | | Reverse Legend | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | | General Note | 1840-1849 and 1852 strikes, both originals and restrikes, are known in proof only; mintages are unknown. The small-date varieties of 1849, both originals and restrikes are known in proof only. The Restrikes were produced clandestinely by Philadelphia Mint personnel in the mid-1800s. | | Diameter (mm.) | 23 | | Weight (g.) | 5.4400 | | Grading |
| Date | Mintage | G-4 | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | XF-40 | AU-50 | MS-60 | MS-63 | MS-65 | Prf-65 | | 1847 original | - | - | - | - | - | 3,000 | 3,500 | - | - | - | 12,000 | | 1847 1st restrike | - | - | - | - | - | 5,500 | 6,000 | - | - | - | 14,000 | | 1847 2nd restrike | - | - | - | - | - | 3,000 | 3,500 | - | - | - | 11,000 |
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