1847 1C N-38, BN MS(PCGS#37358)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

377

Grade

MS64BN

Price

576

Lot Description

1847 Braided Hair Cent. N-38, 16. Rarity-1. Grellman State-d. MS-64 BN (NGC). Satiny steel brown with nuances of mahogany detected upon close examination. Pleasing luster and just one tiny nick on the lower neck seems worthy of mention. This is a late date state of Newcomb's N-38, and it is different enough from its early state that Howard Newcomb thought it a different die pairing, which he assigned N-16. The N-16 designation has since been delisted. The reverse on this piece is rotated 20 degrees counter clockwise, and a reverse die crack in the wreath from below the E in UNITED to E in STATES is noted, extending to the O in OF. Provenance: Ex Goldbergs, June 2016, lot 373; Michael Iatesta. EAC:60+ Click here for certification details from NGC.