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August 2023 Global Showcase Auction  –  14 - 21 August 2023

Stack's Bowers Galleries, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction

Live Sessions: Ancient and World Coins, Currency

Part A: Mo, 14.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part B: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part D: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part C: Tu, 15.08.2023, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 3: We, 16.08.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 4: We, 16.08.2023, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part 5: We, 16.08.2023, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Th, 17.08.2023, from 12:00 AM CEST
Part E: Th, 17.08.2023, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 7: Th, 17.08.2023, from 8:00 PM CEST
Part 8: Fr, 18.08.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 9: Sa, 19.08.2023, from 1:00 AM CEST
Part 10: Sa, 19.08.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part F: Mo, 21.08.2023, from 4:00 PM CEST
The auction is closed.

Description

1854 Braided Hair Cent. N-12. Rarity-6 as a Proof. Proof-66 BN (PCGS). CAC.
A splendid Gem Proof with reflective fields and lightly frosted devices, all aglow with rich underlying luster on rich mahogany-brown surfaces. An outstanding coin that holds up well to careful scrutiny. It is also rare, one of perhaps only 30 Proof Braided Hair cents of this date extant. Grellman Die State a, "very scarce," with a faint horizontal line under the digit 1 in the date, bolder die lines from the denticles under the digits 54.
PCGS# 1991. NGC ID: 2272.
PCGS Population: 2; 0 finer in tis category. CAC Stickered Population: 1; 0.

Estimate: $13500

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Starting price 1 USD
Estimate 13'500 USD
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