1857 Braided Hair Cent. N-1. Large Date. MS-64 BN (PCGS). CAC.Fiery, tangerine luster glows from beneath the steely brown patina of this gorgeous N-1 example. Satiny throughout the fields and nearly prooflike in-hand. The surfaces are free from significant defects and approach Gem preservation in many respects. A shallow pinscratch near star 6 should be noted for pedigree purposes. Sharply struck from crisp, fresh dies equal to Noyes Die State A/A.From the Paradise Collection. Earlier ex David Lawrence Rare Coins via eBay, April 2011; Ira and Larry Goldbergs sale of the Gene Heard Collection, June 2017, lot 375.