Lot 1084
1851 N-43 R5 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Bright mint red fading to light olive and bluish steel on the highpoints with 75% of the original color remaining. The luster and eye appeal of this cent are superb. The only marks, and they are truly insignificant but can help identify this piece, are a tiny struck-through line off the tip of the nose and another very thin horizontal one in the field over star 4, both as struck, plus a tiny tick on the upper right point of star 7. None of these marks is visible without the aid of a good glass. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. Sharp die lines extend from the dentils at stars 1-2 and 13 reaching the date from both sides. The fields on both side are smooth and very slightly reflective thanks to the new, nicely polished dies. A premium example of a tough die variety. Called MS66 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #30701. Our grade is MS66, CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Auction '87 (Paramount) 7/31/87:8-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:659.
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