Lot 1122
1852 N-15 R3 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to olive and steel brown, about half the mellowed mint color remaining, mostly on the obverse. This cent is beautiful and essentially flawless. The only marks are a small, faint spot of slightly darker toning in the field right of the main curl and a microscopic planchet void in the field midway between stars 3 & 4. Nicely struck in spite of the late die state, and all the stars have full radial lines. In fact, stars 1 & 11 show clear evidence of double punching. LDS, die state c. All the points and lines at NE in ONE found in the earlier states are gone but the terminal die crack through the top of the F in OF has not formed. A narrow rim cud break shows under the 185 when the coin is raw, but this feature is not visible in the slab. Called MS60 and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #30710. Our grade is MS65, CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:714.
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