Proof Large Cents
1857 1C Small Date, N-5, R.5, PR63 Brown PCGS. Two 1857 Small Date varieties, N-3 and N-5, were struck only in proof format, and N-5 is clearly rarer with only about three to four dozen known. Mirrored fields and lustrous devices exhibit light golden-tan color that is faded from mint red. The reverse is mostly sea-green and both sides have faint hairlines. Our EAC grade PR55.
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