Lot 54
1817 N-12 R3. Wright Plate Coin. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy medium brown mixed with dark bluish olive and steel and a small patch of reddish brown toning at ER in AMERICA. There are hints of very faded mint red remaining in protected areas of the obverse. Nicely struck with slightly reflective obverse fields. E-MDS. A strong die crack joins the tops of the 1 & 7 in the date, a crack joins the bottom of that 7 to the rim below, and there is a die crack passing through the top of the 8. The remaining obverse die cracks are clear but the triangular section between the cracks on the left side of star 1 has not started to rise. This is a wonderful cent, a premium example of a scarce die variety, and is the Wright plate coin (The Cent Book). Called MS60 and tied for finest of the confirmed examples in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net AU50 and tied for CC#5, his photo #28167. Our grade is MS60. Pop 3. None finer at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3123 (PCGS # 36583) .
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Jerry Harp (Milford, Michigan) 4/81-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06.
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