Lot 42
1817 N-7 R3+ Mouse Top. Wright Plate Coin. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. An attractive mint state cent with a small but obvious rim bruise under the first 1 in the date and a lighter one at TA in STATES. Otherwise this cent is choice and offers outstanding eye appeal. Lustrous light brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and faint hints of very faded mint color in a couple of the protected areas. MDS with the Mouse break on top of the head strong and fine die cracks into the field from the tip of the nose, up from the back edge of the hairbun, from the bust tip, and from the tip of the coronet. The rim cud breaks at stars 12-13 have not formed. This cent is plated in John Wright’s, The Cent Book, to illustrate the variety. Called AU55 net EF45 and tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #27668. Comes with an impressive provenance. Our grade is AU50. Pop 1; 1 in 66. A total of 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3121 (PCGS # 36568) .
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Judge Thomas L. Gaskill, New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/6/57:1343-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1983 EAC Sale, lot 320-Stu Hodge 4/01-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06.
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| Realized $4,830 |
