Lot 1117
1852 N-12 R1 PCGS graded MS66 Brown. Repunched 18 & 2. Lustrous bluish steel and light olive brown with hints of underlying very faded mint color showing through on both sides. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and it offers outstanding eye appeal. Just a few trivial marks, including a spot of darker olive brown toning in the center of the neck and a couple faint contact marks in the field before the face. EDS, die state a. Repunching is visible at the bottom of the 1, 8, and 2, clearest under the base of the 1. The strike is perfect with strong radial lines in all the stars and fully impressed devices throughout. Called MS64 and CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #30663. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Lester Merkin 10/19/66:193.
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