1853 1C Newcomb 12, BN MS(PCGS#397419)

August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

616

Grade

MS65+BN

Price

660

Lot Description

1853 Braided Hair Cent. N-12. Rarity-1. Grellman State-a. MS-65+ BN (PCGS). Rich chocolate and olive surfaces with faint striations and nuances of pale blue one the obverse. The reverse exhibits some retained faded red in the central fields. Satiny and lustrous with just a couple of tiny obverse nicks. Grellman's middle die state with a tiny lump at T in LIBERTY. Provenance: From Bowers and Merena, January 1990:1226; Robert F. Lomprey Sr. (an old-time EAC member and specialist in 1853 large cents); Superior, February 2000:2314; Twin Leaf Collection, Part III, November 2016, lot 1192. EAC:MS61. PCGS# 397419. NGC ID: 226K. Click here for certification details from PCGS.