Lot 374
1856 N-7 R2 Upright 5 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous light olive and steel brown with a third of the planchet showing mellowing mint red. A frosty cent that shows no contact marks and offers excellent eye appeal. A small swipe of darker toning down from the right bottom of the 8 to the dentils below and a small spot of similar toning on the rim over star 5 are good identifying marks. M-LDS, die state c early. A die crack extends from the tip of the bust and the fine die line down the right edge of the second T in STATES is clear. A shallow but rather large low spot covers much of the field under the hair bun (which is common for this variety). Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#3 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Brown-Heard provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 65 for the variety. PCGS #406183. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 6/5/1993:424-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1470-Tom Reynolds, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 1/25/2004:1618-unknown-Bowers & Merena 11/9/2006:331-Gene Heard Collection.
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| Realized $705 |
