1848 1C, BN MS(PCGS#1883)

August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

598

Grade

MS63BN

Price

720

Lot Description

1848 Braided Hair Cent. N-29. Rarity-3. Grellman State-b. MS-63 BN (PCGS). A really attractive early die state example with traces of prooflike character in the fields that accentuate the lovely color. Mostly golden olive brown, but strong blue-green and rose toning is noted in the fields and recesses. One tiny nick on the jawline, and a small patch of faint hairlines right of the portrait. Nearly Condition Census for the variety, and identified as CC#1 for this die state in the 2018 Goldbergs' sale appearance. Provenance: From McCawley and Grellman, August 1992, lot 249; Robinson Brown; Superior, June 2002, lot 606; Goldbergs', September 2018, lot 109. EAC:MS60. PCGS# 1883. NGC ID: 226E. Click here for certification details from PCGS.