Lot 617
1840 N-10 R2 PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Large Date. Choice glossy light chocolate brown with underlying faded mint color showing through on both sides, mostly on the reverse. Attractive cartwheel luster covers the fields and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. The only marks are a spot of darker chocolate toning under star 5 and a small swipe of olive toning below the C in CENT. Nicely struck EDS, die state a, a rare state showing a dull die line arcing along the dentil tips over MERIC. The point of the curl over the 4 is dull, a feature which differentiates this state from Newcomb's #11 (which is actually a later state of the N-10 dies). Called MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #30870. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 5/16/1945:718-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:402-Bowers & Merena reference collection 9/90-J. R. Grellman 10/2/90.
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| Realized $4,600 |
