Lot 894
1856 N-6 R1 Upright 5. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel brown with half the mint color remaining. The only defects are a few trivial spots of darker toning on the obverse including one on top of star 7 and a tiny one just right of the bottom of the hair bun. Sharply struck EDS die state a, with several fine die lines in the field at OF-A. A beautiful cent. Illustrated on the color plate in the December 1984 Floyd T. Starr sale catalog. Our grade is MS64+. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer. (PCGS # 404589) .
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/1984:1949 (lot ticket included)-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:757 (lot ticket included)-Dr. Philip W. Ralls.
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