Lot 379
1833/2 N-4 R4 MS60+. Overdate 3 over 2. Prooflike. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. Mint red fading to bluish steel brown, at least a third of the mint color remaining. Outstanding eye appeal and close to choice if not for a few trivial contact marks (which unfortunately are more obvious due to the prooflike fields). These include some extremely tiny ticks in the field left of star 12, a few more on the cheek (which may be pre-striking planchet marks), a very faint curved hairline from star 3 to near the nose tip, and a small nick on the center of star 8, plus a trio of very tiny ticks under the ribbon loop at the bottom of the wreath. None of these marks is significant, but there are too many to hold a choice grade. Regardless, this cent is beautiful. EDS with smooth, reflective fields that have inspired knowledgeable collectors to call this piece a proof strike, which it is not in our opinion. Nonetheless, it offers great eye candy for cent lovers. Evidence of a 2 or repunched 3 is clearly visible at the left side of the second 3, but the repunching is very delicate (sometimes taken as evidence of an overdate 3 over 2). One of the finest known examples of this scarce die variety, and certainly one of the most attractive. Called MS60+ and tied for CC#4 in the Bland census. Removed from an NCS slab curiously graded "Unc details, improperly cleaned," and the NCS label is included. Comes with a very nice provenance. Our grade is MS60+. Pop 1; 1 in 64RB. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2616.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex John Zug, S. H. Chapman 11/1907:1106-Dr. Henry W. Beckwith, S. H. Chapman 4/27/1923:80-Hillyer Ryder, New Netherlands Coin Co. #41, 9/26/53:882-Willard C. Blaisdell-Del Bland-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 1/94-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3612 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NCS label).
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