Lot 444
1839 N-3 R1 PCGS graded MS66BN. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Head of 1838. Beautiful, highly lustrous light olive with delicate overtones of light bluish steel in the protected areas. Virtually flawless. The only marks are microscopic and wholly insignificant. The best identifying mark is a very tiny speck of carbon over the left top of the first S in STATES. E-MDS with fine radial die flowlines covering the fields near the dentils. The obverse is uncracked, the depression in the field between star 1 and the throat has not formed, and the berry under ME is weak but remains visible. A truly beautiful cent. Called MS65 choice and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #20596. Bland says MS65 and tied for CC#2. Our grade is MS65+. PCGS Population 1; none finer.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Judge W. A. P. Thompson, Henry Chapman 5/1915:1464-Henry C. Hines 5/12/1915-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Numismatic Gallery-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:377.
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