Lot 2
1840 N-2 R6+ (as a proof) Small 18 over Large 18. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Tan and light reddish steel brown faded down from mint color with slightly darker reddish tan toning on the cheek and neck. The fields are nicely reflective but the mirrors are not especially deep. There is a small spot of slightly darker toning in the field left of star 10.5, a faint spot of reddish steel toning over the N in CENT, and a tiny horizontal planchet chip under the left foot of N in ONE. The fields do show very faint hairlines that come to life only with the aid of a good glass. Not quite perfect but the details are very sharp and the surfaces are free of any significant distractions. The overdate feature is bold. Listed as Proof-63 and CC#3 in the Denis Loring census of Proof Large Cents. Our grade is Proof-60+, CC#2 among the proof strikes listed in the Grellman census. The attribution and Dan Holmes provenance are noted on the PCGS label. The finest of 2 Proof Brown examples graded at PCGS. The other is Proof-60 Brown. DWH #1851 (PCGS # 397590) .
Estimated Value $6,000-UP.
Ex Anderson Dupont, Stack's 9/24/54:808-"TAD" Collection, Stack's 2/4/76:137-Auction '89 (David Akers), lot 1008-Denis Loring-R. S. Brown, Jr., 4/17/99.
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