1853 Braided Hair Cent. N-25. Rarity-1. MS-66 RB (PCGS). CAC.

Intense mint frost to both sides, this coin is further endowed with dominant mint color in soft rose-red. Toning is minimal and confined to light iridescent steel-brown that is not readily evident at all viewing angles. Well struck for this challenging type with exceptionally smooth, supremely attractive surfaces. Thanks to a large hoard of several hundred examples, the 1853 Newcomb-25 is a plentiful die marriage in Mint Sate. Red and Brown examples are the rule, but most are more deeply toned with considerably more blemishes than the offered coin. Grellman Die State b.

PCGS# 1902. NGC ID: 226K.

PCGS Population (all die marriages of the issue): 27; 2 finer in this category (both MS-66+ RB). CAC Population: 15; 0.

Estimate: $ 2000