Lot 638
1842 N-6 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red. Large Date. Blazing bright mint red starting to mellow to light steel brown on the highest points of the design, 90-95% of the original color remaining. There is a tiny splash of steel toning in the field left of star 11 and an even smaller one on the throat, plus a tiny planchet chip on the bust tip, as struck. Otherwise this cent is virtually flawless. The reverse is pristine in every respect. A superb example of a relatively common die variety. EDS (but not quite the earliest), die state a. The tiny lump off the upper lip and the other right of the lowest curl are both visible, and the fine die lines over NITE are clear. Called MS65 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #33826. Our grade is MS65+, CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Empire Coin Co.-Louis Helfenstein, Lester Merkin 8/14/64:210-Stack's 3/18/86:866-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/94:206 (via Tony Terranova).
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| Realized $39,100 |
