Lot 241
1835 N-15 R2 Head of 1836. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. CAC. Lustrous bluish steel brown with slightly faded mint red covering about 10% of the planchet, mostly on the obverse. The only marks are a small splash of darker olive brown toning at the dentils over star 9, a fine horizontal hairline in the field before the nose, and a faint hairline scratch at the left end of the line under CENT. The surfaces are satiny and this cent has excellent eye appeal. MDS. The fields are lightly flowlined on both sides and the small chip die defect under the right side of the 3 is faint but still visible. There is a clear double profile on the forehead, upper lip, and chin, plus minor doubling on a couple of the stars (all from die bounce or shift). Softly struck on the brow lock and along the front edge of the nose. Called MS65 and CC#1 in the Bland census. Noyes says MS63 and tied for CC#1, his photo #28777. Our grade is MS63. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; none finer. (PCGS # 37066) Value $4,500 - UP
Ex Del Bland 8/1969-C. Douglas Smith-Del Bland-Jerry A. Bobbe 9/1975-Myles Z. Gerson-Stanley Kesselman 7/1980-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:341-Manuel Ahumada Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/4/2017:150-Great Pacific Collection (includes the Smith collection envelope that also served as the Naftzger collection envelope plus both lot tickets).
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