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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coolhandred, post: 2112184, member: 73341&quot;]I have always been particularly interested in the Braided Hair Half Cents, struck from 1849 to 1857, and often referred to as the &quot;Poor Little Half Sisters.&quot;&nbsp; Total mintage for the entire 8 year series, (not including Proofs), is 544,510.&nbsp; Six of the years, 1849, 1850, 1854, 1855, 1856 and 1857 the mintage is &gt; 60,000 per year.&nbsp; Although they are not common you can find a nice G/VG Braided Hair Half Cent for $50 or so.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In contrast the mintage of a 1914-D Lincoln Cent is 1,193,000, twice the number for the entire series of Braided Half Hair Cents, but it will cost you close to $150 for a nice G/VG coin.&nbsp; An amazingly the 1909-S Lincoln has a mintage of 484,000; nearly ten times the mintage of the 1849, 1850, 1856 and 1857 Half Cents; yet costs about $500-$700 for a G/VG coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>DEMAND, (due to Popularity), is a more important factor than SUPPLY.&nbsp; Always has been and always will be.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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