1855 Braided Hair Cent. N-4. Rarity-1. Upright 5s. MS-66 RD (PCGS). OGH.<strong>Type:</strong> Braided Hair.<p><strong>Design: </strong>Obv: A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1855 below. She is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head by a beaded cord. Rev: A circular wreath encloses the denomination ONE CENT with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border.<p><strong>Weight Standard: </strong>10.89 grams.<p><strong>Diameter:</strong> 27.5 mm.<p><strong>Die Variety:</strong> Newcomb-4. Obv: Upright 5s in the date. Readily attributable by die chips at the back of Libertys jaw and neck in front of the earlobe, with additional die chips near the front of the neck and on the shoulder below the hair curl. The 1855 N-4 represents the only use of this obverse die. Rev: There is a tiny spur on the right top of the letter N in CENT, and the back of the letter C in the same word is joined to the leaf below by a faint die line. The 1855 N-4 also represents the only use of this reverse die.<p>Most die marriages of this issue correspond to the Upright 5s <em>Guide Book</em> variety of the 1855 Braided Hair cent.<p><strong>Die State:</strong> Grellman a, Noyes A/A. Obv: Perfect. Rev: Perfect.<p><strong>Edge:</strong> Plain.<p><strong>Mintage for the Issue:</strong> 1,574,829 coins.<p><strong>Estimated Surviving Population for the Die Variety:</strong> Rarity-1: More than 1,500 coins in all grades.<p><strong>Strike:</strong> Fully struck central design elements exhibit razor sharp detail. A few of the stars around the obverse periphery are blunt, but most display full radial lines. A touch of softness is noted along the upper obverse border, but the denticulation is crisp elsewhere on that side, and throughout the reverse.<p><strong>Surfaces:</strong> Frosty and vivid, this gorgeous premium Gem retains full mint color in reddish-rose. Virtually devoid of contact, even close inspection with a loupe reveals only a few trivial flyspecks scattered about. There is a single carbon spot at the junction of Libertys jaw and neck, but it is not overly conspicuous and serves as a useful identifier.<p><strong>Commentary:</strong> Thanks to the discovery of a large hoard of Choice and Gem Mint State examples, the 1855 N-4 is one of several die marriages in the later Braided Hair cent series that enjoys particularly strong demand for high grade type purposes. The hoard coins are all in Grellman Die State a, as here. Among the finest available to todays collectors, the ESM specimen is a conditionally scarce full Red Gem that is worthy of the strongest bids. EAC MS-65.PCGS# 1909. NGC ID: 226M.PCGS Population (all die marriages of the Upright 5s variety): 17; 3 finer in this category (all MS-66+ RD).From the ESM Collection. Earlier from Heritages sale of the Albert E. Willis Collection, December 2005 Dallas Signature Auction, lot 77; Heritages Long Beach Signature Auction of February 2006, lot 163.
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