Lot 167
1847 N-22 R3+ NGC graded MS67 Brown. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with at least 5% of the slightly faded mint red remaining on each side. Satiny mint frost covers this cent, even the highest points of the devices, and the eye appeal is outstanding. The only defects are a pair of fine but fresh pin scratches from the truncation to the 47 in the date, traces of an old fingerprint around star 11, and a pinprick at the left foot of the first A in AMERICA. MDS, die state c. There is a strong die crack from the dentils to the left foot of the 1 in the date but the fine crack from the dentils under star 1 does not reach the neck. Our grade is MS65 net MS63+ for the tiny scratches, CC#4 in the Grellman census. The attribution is shown on the NGC label. NGC population 2; tied for finest graded of the date or variety at both services. Estimated Value $3,500 - UP
Ex Heritage Auctions 4/24/2013:1123.
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