Lot 92
1847 N-1 R2 Boldly Repunched Date PCGS graded MS64 Brown, CAC Approved. Very attractive lustrous light steel brown and chocolate with delicate overtones of bluish steel and 5% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Would rate a slightly higher grade except for a dull rim nick at A in STATES and a much smaller one right of star 12. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state b early. A fine die crack connects ICA to the stem and ribbon and faint cracks pass through the tops of UNITED and MER. Many of the fine die polishing lines of the earliest state are still visible and the date repunching is obvious on all 4 digits. This cent offers outstanding eye appeal in spite of the tiny marks. Our grade is MS60+, very close to a higher grade, and tied for CC#6 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; 2 finer, 1 in 65, 1 in 66 for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $750-UP
Ex Doug Bird 12/1994-Walter Dudgeon 6/1998 (via J. R. Grellman)-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:338-Martin Paul-Chris McCawley 7/2004-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:176-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Holmes collection envelope and lot ticket).
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| Realized $911 |
