Lot 168
1835 N-1 R1 Large 8 and Stars. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous medium olive delicately woodgrained with medium brown and tan on the obverse. Mint red shows on 5% of the obverse, 20% of the reverse, and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. Virtually free of marks or any other defects. The best identifying marks, and you will need a good glass to see them, are three microscopic ticks in a line off the left point of star 13 and a spot of darker toning inside the top of the E in STATES. MDS with fine radial die flowlines in the fields. The obverse is cracked (as always) but the branch crack to the dentils between stars 11 & 12 has not formed. Our grade is MS62+, close to MS63. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 65. (PCGS # 37105) Value $2,500 - UP
Discovered at an auction in Europe 10/30/1992-Douglas F. Bird Collection.
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