Lot 133
1851 N-13 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown with nearly a third of the mint red remaining. A small nick shows under star 3 and another near the hair under star 8; otherwise this cent is flawless. LDS, die state d. The point down from the mail curl is gone and a flowline extends upward from the top of E in CENT. (This is Reiver's C-43.) Softly struck on the coronet over LIB, as usual in the later die states of this variety. Our grade is MS63. Tied for finest known honors with two others in earlier die states and several points finer than the next best late state example. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Holmes provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/7/95:676-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:923-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:441-William Hamilton Collection (includes the Brown and Holmes collection envelopes and all 3 lot tickets).
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| Realized $960 |
