1841 Braided Hair Cent. N-6. Rarity-1. MS-63+ BN (NGC). CAC.A deeply original example from the Eric P. Newman Collection painted in coffee, mahogany, and olive-gold colors throughout. The surfaces exude a uniformly satiny texture and remain largely free from abrasions. A trace of friction grazes the hair at Libertys head but has long toned over, and a Mint-made planchet flaw is seen at 12 oclock on the reverse rim. Lightly fatigued in Noyes Die State B/B.From the Paradise Collection. Earlier ex Heritages sale of the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part V, November 2014, lot 7160; Ira and Larry Goldbergs sale of the Marc Padre Collection, June 2017, lot 570.
