1850 Braided Hair Cent. N-19, 16. Rarity-1. Grellman State-a. MS-64 BN (PCGS). CAC.A lovely example of this variety in its early state, with strong raised die lines in the fields on both sides and a prominent lump between the 1 and 8 in the date. This variety was given two different numbers by Newcomb who did not realize the different die states were the same pairing. This is the early state, which he assigned N-19, while the N-16 (late state) has been delisted. The surfaces are satiny and highly lustrous and though in the earlier state for the variety, they still show some light flowlines. Just a couple of tiny marks are noted, the most prominent being on the chin. A very handsome example of the variety.From Louis Helfenstein; Del Bland; Jules Reiver, July 1969; Heritage, January 2006, lot 20444; Dan Holmes, Goldbergs, January 2011, lot 412; Fred Iskra, Goldbergs, September 2016, lot 220; Goldbergs, February 2018, lot 555.
