Lot 1183
1853 N-33 R2+ PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Repunched 1. Highly lustrous and very attractive mint red fading to bluish steel brown. The obverse retains 80% of the faded mint color while the reverse has faded considerably more and shows only 20% of the underlying very faded mint red. No spots or stains, and the only sign of contact is a diagonal nick under the N in CENT. Otherwise this cent is flawless. M-LDS, die state b. The dash left of the base of the 1 (from repunching of the 1) is gone. Called MS63 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #33679. Our grade is MS65, CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Louis Helfenstein, Lester Merkin 8/14/64:300-Stack's 3/18/86:903-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/94:467 (via Tony Terranova).
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