1853 1C Newcomb 9, BN MS(PCGS#406000)

November 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1066

Grade

MS65BN

Price

960

Lot Description

1853 Braided Hair Cent. N-9. Rarity-2. Grellman State-c. MS-65BN (PCGS). Lustrous rich chocolate brown with traces of very faded red blended in. Close to some of the devices this intensifies a bit. A couple of areas of slightly deeper patina may be seen under magnification. Very clean surfaces with just a couple of tiny marks. EAC:MS62+ PCGS# 406000. Provenance: From the Twin Leaf Collection of United States Large Cents, Part IV. Earlier from Wes Rasmussen; J.R. Grellman, February 1992.