Lot 330
1834 N-5 R5 Large 8 & Stars, Medium Letters PCGS graded AU58, CAC Approved. Very attractive glossy light to medium chocolate brown delicately mottled with slightly lighter steel brown. Mint frost covers the fields and protected areas and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. No spots or stains, only some light contact marks. The notable ones are a nick on the throat and a few more at the tip of the bust. MDS with a clear double profile from the forehead down to the chin plus additional doubling on ERTY. A very nice example of this tough "Redbook" variety. Our grade is EF45. Graded AU50 net EF45 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #35122. The attribution and Brown-Heard provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 65 for the variety. PCGS #37042. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP
Ex Catherine Bullowa (Coinhunter) 1965-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:720-Manuel Ahumada, 2006 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/6/2006:360-Gene Heard Collection (includes the Coinhunter sales envelope and both lot tickets).
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| Realized $11,750 |
