1855 Braided Hair Large Cent - Trying To Nail Down Variety

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Blastenpene4 Pillar of the Community United States 959 Posts	Posted 04/10/2024 6:03 pm I posted this coin a while back for opinions. I'm thinking EF45, maybe. The question is the die variety. I identify it as an N6, but I think it's die "a." In Newman's book it shows the outsized 2nd 5, the lump on the dentils below the second 5 and the line to the left of the base of the 1 as attributes of an N6. N6 is an R3 coin. In the rarity notes, the "a" die variety is shown as rare, with the "b" much more common. I believe this is an "a" die variety since I can see the horizonal line to the left of the base of the '1." Was thinking about selling this one, but now I'm not so sure - got almost nothing in it. Any Braided Hair folks out there? Love to hear your thoughts. Report this Post to the Staff

jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 04/10/2024 8:45 pm I can break open the manley die state book tomorrow afternoon, maybe someone will beat me to it. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3156 Posts	Posted 04/10/2024 10:13 pm not home until tomorrow night or I would check what Grellmans book says. Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 04/11/2024 12:10 am Why in the world did I say Manley, that is a cent not Half Cent. Half Cents been on my mind lately. I'll crack open the Noyes book tomorrow evening! Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 04/11/2024 2:41 pm I have not seen that dash on many N-6 examples, it appears to disappear after a little Die Deterioration is introduced. The line appears bold on your example, so it would in fact fall under Grellman die state A. Noyes makes no mention of the dash in the die state progression, although it is noted in the photos (and nearly invisible). Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36744 Posts	Posted 04/11/2024 6:32 pm Nice original looking EF-45. Report this Post to the Staff
Blastenpene4 Pillar of the Community United States 959 Posts	Posted 04/11/2024 8:13 pm Thanks for the input. I think I'll hold on to this one for a while longer - a bit more unusual than I had originally thought. Report this Post to the Staff
jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3156 Posts	Posted 04/12/2024 4:11 pm Believe your attribution of N-6 is correct. Die state A looks right too. Very small group of die state collectors for later Braided hair cents IMHO. If one of those type collectors needed a die state A coin then your example is a pretty nice one. Report this Post to the Staff
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