1854 1/2C C-1, BN MS(PCGS#35330)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1468

Grade

MS64

Price

529

Lot Description

1854 Braided Hair Half Cent. C-1, the only known dies. Rarity-1. Manley Die State 1.0. MS-64 BN (PCGS). This satiny golden-tan specimen provides bold design elements and soft underlying luster. Unnoticed by Manley and not mentioned in his reference is a faint reverse die crack from the single leaf directly below the O in OF to the left side of that letter. Manley Die State 1.0. "Obverse: Perfect die. The tiny dash left of the base of 1 is usually visible. Reverse: No rust lump on I in UNITED. Common." PCGS# 35330. Provenance: From the Michael Demling Collection. Acquired from Jim McGuigan at the 1991 ANA Convention. Collector envelope with attribution and pedigree notes included.