Lot 959
1856 N-4 R3 Italic 5 PCGS graded AU58. Choice glossy light chocolate brown with hints of underlying very faded mint color on the reverse. Smooth and very attractive with mint state eye appeal, but there is a trace of friction on the highest points of the devices. Just a few tiny ticks in the field before the portrait, none notable. M-LDS, die state b. Our grade is AU58. A cent that may have been underappreciated by PCGS. Comes with a great provenance. The attribution and Matthews Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer: 2 in 63, 1 in 65. Value $275 - UP
Ex Howard R. Newcomb-Floyd T. Starr, 1949 ANA Sale, lot 1981-Willard C. Blaisdell-Del Bland 11/1976-Cliff Kolbus, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/31/1993:439--G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/1991:651-Wesley A. Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:498-Robert E. Matthews Collection-Matthews Estate (includes the Kuntz and Rasmussen collection envelopes and all three lot tickets).
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