Lot 827
1847 N-41 R3+ PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Glossy light chocolate and steel brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Nicely struck and the eye appeal is quite nice, but this is not a mint state cent. There is light friction on the highpoints of the design and some small nicks, including a diagonal one on the jaw over the throat. A faint splash of darker toning is off the dentil tips over star 10 and a spot of darker toning shows on the rim over the second T in STATES. E-MDS, die state b early. The line connecting the bases of the U & N in UNITED that is found on the earliest strikes is not present, but all the other fine die lines are clear on the reverse. The fields on both sides are smooth and very slightly reflective as well, all thanks to a fresh die polishing that removed the UN line. Our grade is EF45+, close to AU50, and CC#6 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Bruno Crossfield-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76 (via Del Bland).
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