1849 Braided Hair Cent. N-16. Rarity-5. Grellman State-a. MS-63 BN (NGC).Dark mahogany brown surfaces with mild steel highlights on the motifs. Subtle reflectivity is detected in the fields, one of the markers of the early die state, which Grellman calls very rare. The primary identifier of this state is the lack of crumbling connecting the tops of CE in CENT, and these two letters are clearly separated on this piece. Fairly sharp and uniform in appearance.From Adam Mervis, Heritage, January 2014, lot 2325.
