1856 1C Slanted 5, BN MS(PCGS#1922)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2108

Grade

MS66BN

Price

1,380

Lot Description

1856 Braided Hair Cent. N-2. Rarity-1. Slanting 5. MS-66 BN (NGC). Frosty, predominantly steel-brown surfaces reveal ample mint orange color that is more pronounced on the reverse. Peripheral detail is somewhat soft, as often seen in late date large cents, but the central design elements are impressively sharp in strike. A handsome and smooth-looking Gem Mint State type candidate from the penultimate year of the Braided Hair series. NGC Census (all die marriages of the issue): 34; 3 finer in this category (all MS-67 BN). PCGS# 1922. Click here for certification details from NGC.