Lot 270
1851 N-38 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown and light olive, about 25% of the original mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. This cent is choice except for a subtle wisp of irregular toning at stars 6-10 and another at F-A. Otherwise just a few trivial marks, including a small carbon spot in the dentils over the M in AMERICA. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state a. The fields are starting to show microscopic radial die flowlines but the points from the E & N in CENT remain clear. An attractive cent in spite of the minor defects. Our grade is MS62+, very close to MS63, and tied for CC#5 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 1 finer in 66 for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $750-UP
Ex Chris McCawley 6/1992-Gary M. Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/19/1995:630-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1020-Martin Paul-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/24/2003:457-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:473-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Holmes collection envelope and lot ticket).
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| Realized $1,469 |
