Lot 110
1825 N-3 R3 NGC graded MS61 Brown. Choice frosty light to medium olive and chocolate with underlying light golden brown faded down from mint color in some of the protected areas on the obverse. Hints of reddish chocolate brown toning can be found in protected areas on the reverse. Virtually void of contact marks but there is a hint of extremely fine roughness in the reddish areas on the reverse. A small, very thin nick just right of the eye is the best identifying mark, but it is barely visible with a glass. LDS with a die crack from the bust tip to the dentils under star 1. A cent that has great eye appeal and just a touch wear on the highpoints. Graded AU50 by Del Bland. Our grade is EF45+, very close to AU50. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label. Estimate Value $1,700 - UP
Ex Lester Merkin 3/16/1967:225-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:588-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage Auctions 1/13/2005:3494-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 12/7/2013-The Westwood Collection (includes the Brown, Rasmussen, and Ellsworth collection envelopes and all three lot tickets).
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