1845 1C Newcomb 10, RB MS(PCGS#397768)

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

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

374

Grade

MS64RB

Price

1,500

Lot Description

1845 Braided Hair Cent. N-10. Rarity-3. MS-64 RB (PCGS). Satiny and hard surfaces exhibit light, mottled, steel-brown iridescence to otherwise dominant autumn-orange color. There are no marks of consequence, just wispy carbon flecks that are a bit more prevalent on the reverse. The digits 18 in the date and stars 13 are blunt, seemingly from having been struck through grease or some other kind of foreign matter that adhered to the die. Otherwise sharply defined, this is a lovely Mint State example that will appeal to both high quality type and variety collectors. Noyes Die State B/E. Provenance: From the Collection of Thaddeus A. Tatum III. PCGS# 1863. NGC ID: 226B. Click here for certification details from PCGS.