Lot 152
1819/8 N-1 R1 Overdate 9 over 8. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. CAC. Very attractive lustrous light steel brown with underlying faded mint red covering about 10% of the obverse with traces of faded red showing on the reverse. Delicate overtones of light bluish steel add to the eye appeal of this beautiful cent. The only notable marks are a collection of tiny ticks right of star 2, a microscopic planchet flake on the neck (as struck), and a faint scuff hidden between star 13 and the curl. The reverse is flawless. Sharply struck E-MDS. The fields are just starting to show microscopic radial die flowlines but there is no crumbling in the dentils on the obverse. The overdate feature is sharp. A very nice example of this popular overdate variety. Graded MS60 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #21304. Bland says MS60+. Our grade is MS62. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer. (PCGS # 36658) Value $3,500 - UP
Ex Russell Wyatt, Superior 9/30/1985:426-Douglas F. Bird Collection (lot ticket included).
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