1856 N-6 R-1 PCGS MS 65 RD Upright 5 Braided Hair Large Cent Coin 1c

PCGS authenticated and graded MS 65 BN. Brilliant original mint red and orange with only slight mellowing. Free of marks though there is faint evidence of an old fingerprint on Liberty's face and neck. Grellman Die State a, the usual die state, with fine die lines at the letter Y of LIBERTY as well as S OF A and the final A in AMERICA on the reverse. Frosty, brilliant full cartwheel luster.

Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2006), lot 204 - ESM Collection (Stack's Bowers, 8/2020), lot 1145 (sold for $9600) - The Arizona Collection.

Year - 1856
Variety - N-6
Rarity - 1