Lot 29
1818 N-8 R3 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown and light chocolate with a few tiny peeps of faded mint red remaining visible on both sides. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is excellent. There are overtones of darker steel toning on the obverse and a splash of chocolate toning at NI in UNITED, plus a small spot of shallow reddish brown verdigris in the field over star 2 and a light contact mark in the field right of star 4. LDS with a series of small rim cud breaks at stars 5-8, the breaks extending down inside the dentils at stars 5 & 8. A very nice example of this tough die variety. Called MS62 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #20814. Bland says MS60+ and CC#1. Our grade is MS60+. Another great cent in this remarkable collection, and it comes with a very nice provenance. The attribution and Naftzger-Ahumada provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 2 finer, 1 in 63+, 1 in 64 for the variety. PCGS #36622. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
Ex Judge Joseph Sawicki, Stack's 2/27/1954:637-Walter Breen-Thomas P. Warfield, Associated Coin Auction Co., 10/28/1955:442-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:68-Manuel Ahumada Collection (includes the Blaisdell and Naftzger collection envelopes and the last 2 lot tickets).
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| Realized $2,350 |
