1853 1C N-18, BN MS(PCGS#406021)

November 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1080

Grade

MS64+BN

Price

456

Lot Description

1853 Braided Hair Cent. N-18. Rarity-1. Grellman State-a. MS-64+BN (PCGS). Satiny and lustrous deep chocolate brown with soft accents of pale blue iridescence. A few minor handling marks account for the grade, but these are largely invisible without magnification. The early die state, but slightly advanced from that seen in the previous lot. EAC:AU58 PCGS# 406021. Provenance: From the Twin Leaf Collection of United States Large Cents, Part IV. Earlier from J.R. Frankenfield, Superior, February 2001:1775.