Lot 223
1850 N-21 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown, CAC Approved. Frosty light steel brown with 15% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the obverse. The only marks are a tiny speck of darker toning in the dentils over star 4, a very light contact mark near the dentils left of star 1, and a tiny rim nick at the U in UNITED. The surfaces are satiny and lustrous with outstanding eye appeal. Sharply struck EDS, die state a, with fine die lines from the dentils left of star 2. Our grade is MS63. The overall condition census is difficult to determine thanks to a large hoard of mint state examples in the late die state, but this cent is tied for second finest of the scarce early die state in the Grellman census. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $750-UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 6/5/1993:361-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:840-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:415-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Brown and Holmes collection envelopes and all 3 lot tickets).
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| Realized $1,763 |
