1853 1C Newcomb 11, BN MS(PCGS#406006)

November 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1070

Grade

MS63BN

Price

264

Lot Description

1853 Braided Hair Cent. N-11. Rarity-2. Grellman State-a. MS-63 BN (PCGS). Olive brown with scattered flecks of retained red and soft overtones of pale blue steel. A couple of tiny marks and a faint spot on the edge are noted, but not distracting in the least. Nice luster and eye appeal. The scarce early die state. EAC:MS60 PCGS# 406006. Provenance: From the Twin Leaf Collection of United States Large Cents, Part IV. Earlier from McCawley and Grellman, January 1993:398; Wes Rasmussen, Superior, February 1998:412.