1853 1C N-33, BN MS(PCGS#406059)

November 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1092

Grade

MS64BN

Price

504

Lot Description

1853 Braided Hair Cent. N-33. Rarity-2. Grellman State-b. MS-64BN (PCGS). Rich chocolate on the obverse with subtle steel striations and flecks of red. The reverse is more golden olive brown with faded orange near the rims. An old nick at the truncation and a light spot in the O of ONE, but neither is serious. Another very attractive, boldly lustrous cent. EAC:MS60 PCGS# 406059. Provenance: From the Twin Leaf Collection of United States Large Cents, Part IV. Earlier from Donald Emery, October 1972; Robert E. Vail, Superior, September 1997:853; Robinson S. Brown, Jr., Superior, June 2002:1261.