1842 Braided Hair Cent. N-3. Rarity-2. Large Date. MS-65 BN (PCGS). CAC.
This lovely Gem retains plenty of faded orange mint color to place it among the finer Gems for the date certified in the BN category. Glossy medium brown patina is dominant, nonetheless, and it mingles nicely with soft, satin to frosty luster. Sharply struck with all major deign elements crisp. Indeed, this is an early impression from the 1842 Newcomb-3 dies, Grellman State a, as further evidenced by the faint reverse die lines at the letters UN in UNITED. Bob Grellman (2021) describes this die state as "Very Rare." Be they an advanced type collector or late date large cent specialist, the discerning numismatic would do well to add this coin to their collection.
PCGS# 1835. NGC ID: 2268.
PCGS Population (all die marriages of the Large Date variety): 12; 5 finer in this category (MS-66 BN finest). CAC Population: 6; 3.
From the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911.

Estimate: $2500