Lot 379
1856 N-4 R3 Italic 5 PCGS graded AU58, CAC Approved. Choice frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate. Mint luster covers the protected areas and the eye appeal of this cent is very nice. Just a touch of friction on the highest points from mint state. The best identifying marks, and they are trivial, are a faint horizontal hairline under the eye, a tiny nick on the nostril, and a tick on the top of the O in ONE. MDS die state b. The die line from the base of the F to the leaf below is gone and the tip of the coronet is a bit softly struck (which is typical of the variety). Our grade is AU50+, close to AU55. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 63 for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $125-UP
Ex Herman Fisher 2/4/2002-Fred Iskra Collection.
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