1855 Braided Hair Cent. N-4. Rarity-1. Upright 5s. MS-66 RD (PCGS). OGH. This delightful cent exhibits lively satin luster on smooth and appealing surfaces. The strike is full in virtually all areas and there are subtle teal and silver-gray highlights to dominant pinkish-rose mint color. Grellman Die State a.<p>Thanks to the dispersal of a large hoard of Choice and Gem Mint State examples, the 1855 Newcomb-4 variety is one of the most popular high grade type candidates in the Braided Hair cent series. This one is finer than most, and worthy of a strong premium. PCGS# 1909. NGC ID: 226M. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the Upright 5s variety): 18; 4 finer in this category (all MS-66+ RD). From the George Schwenk Collection. Earlier from our Baltimore Auction of November 2017, lot 1096; Heritages sale of the Arizona Collection, January 2022 FUN Signature Auction, lot 3139.
