Lot 23
1818 N-2 R4 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Lustrous light to medium brown with peeps of faded mint red showing in some of the protected areas on both sides. There are small splashes of darker reddish olive brown toning between stars 4 & 5 and at stars 9-11, plus a faint puff of slightly darker reddish brown toning at the T in CENT. A strong glass reveals just the barest hint of rub on the highest points of the devices. E-MDS with a die crack through the top of UNITED and the adjacent ST plus a radial crack from the top of the T in UNITED to the dentil above, but without a radial crack to the dentils from the crack just left of the first S in STATES. Called MS60 and CC#1 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU50 and tied for CC#1, his photo #21512. Ted Naftzger graded it MS65, perhaps reflecting the "5-point bump" that comes with ownership. Our grade is AU58. Previously removed from a PCGS slab graded MS64BN (PCGS label #36604.64/13092029). A great cent and it comes with a nice provenance that has been traced back over a century. The attribution and Naftzger-Ahumada provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 1 finer in 65 for the variety. PCGS #36604. Estimate Value $7,500 - UP
Ex Peter Mougey, Thomas L. Elder 9/1/1910:116-Henry C. Hines-Homer K. Downing 4/5/1948-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:54-Manuel Ahumada Collection (includes the Blaisdell and Naftzger collection envelopes and Naftzger lot ticket).
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| Realized $9,400 |
