Lot 328
1835 N-8 R1 PCGS graded AU58. PCGS graded AU-58. Head of 1836. Glossy medium brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Frosty luster covers the protected areas on both sides. Just a few marks, including a spot of darker steel toning in the field under the chin, a diagonal nick over the N in ONE, and another over the E in CENT. Just a touch of rub on the highest points from mint state. A fine double profile (from die bounce) shows on the lips and chin while multiple profiles are visible on stars 1-7. What makes this piece so special is the die state. The die crack from the dentils along the right side of the 1 is very strong and the right side of that 1 is now joined to the crack by a tiny internal cud. The crack is very strong as it extends up the neck through the T in LIBERTY and through the left side of star 8 to the rim above. Another strong crack reaches from the left edge of the hair bun to the rim over star 9. The section between the cracks up from the head is starting to rise as a retained cud, clearest along the right side. This cent is not in the overall condition census for the variety, but it is the finest known of the terminal state by a wide margin in the Noyes census where he grades it AU55, his photo #21347. Our grade is AU55. PCGS Population 1; none finer.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Larry Whitlow 1/71.
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