1846 1C N-10, BN MS(PCGS#403880)

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

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

590

Grade

AU58BN

Price

552

Lot Description

1846 Braided Hair Cent. N-10. Rarity-4. Grellman State-1. Small Date. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. Satiny deep caramel brown surfaces are uniform in tone, but a bit more lustrous on the reverse. Nicely struck with just a few small marks that mostly come into view under magnification. The early state without the obverse rim break that occurs later, though the fields are not really reflective as they are in the earliest state. Provenance: From David Lawrence Rare Coins, December 2002; Fred Iskra, Goldbergs', September 2016, lot 77. EAC: AU50+. PCGS# 403880. NGC ID: 226C. Click here for certification details from PCGS.