Lot 3
1816 N-3 R4 EF45. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate with a small spot of darker olive brown toning at the right top of the F in OF (which can help identify this cent). The surfaces are smooth and the fields are covered with satiny mint frost. There are a few minor ticks on the throat, a long nick tucked under TA in STATES, and a thin nick over the N in CENT. None of these marks is significant and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. MDS with narrow rim cud breaks from star 8 down to star 11. Graded EF45 and tied for CC#5 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #31554. Our grade is EF45 as well. And it comes with a very nice provenance. Estimate Value $1,800 - UP
Ex Walter Breen Collection, New Netherlands Coin Co. 12/7/1957:1325-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Del Bland)-Robert E. Vail, Superior 9/7/1997:356-unknown-1999 EAC Sale, lot 347-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1729-Dr. Wallace Lee, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/25/2003:579-Philip Moore 6/12/2015-The Westwood Collection (includes the Blaisdell and Wells collection envelopes and the last 4 lot tickets).
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| Realized $2,760 |
