Lot 83
1846 N-16 R5- Tall Date PCGS graded MS63 Brown. This is an attractive mint state cent that offers outstandng eye appeal, but there is very light rim bruise over star 7. Frosty bluish steel brown and light olive with traces of very faded mint red on the reverse. Nicely struck EDS, die state a. The obverse die is unbroken. Our grade is MS60 sharpness net AU58, CC#2 overall for this tough die variety but finest of the early die state in the Grellman census. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $500-UP
Ex Peach State Convention (Atlanta, Georgia) 1985-J. R. Grellman Collection 2001-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:304-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:156-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Grellman, Brown, and Holmes collection envelopes and both lot tickets).
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| Realized $1,998 |
