Lot 1110
1852 N-8 R2 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to light olive and steel brown, about two-thirds of the mellowed mint color remaining. The only marks are a half dozen small spots of dark toning on the obverse, including one off the tip of the nose and another near the center of the jawline. These spots are not distracting and the eye appeal of this cent remains outstanding. LDS, die state d. The earlier die cracks from the coronet tip and lowest curl are a bit stronger and a new crack reaches from the dentils through the D in UNITED to the wreath where it meanders among the leaves below STATES until it reaches the tip of the leaf under the second S and disappears. Called MS63 and tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #30662. Our grade is MS65, tied for CC#1 overall but finest by itself among those known in the late state according to the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $750-UP.
Ex Dr. Ken Sartoris 7/72 (via Denis Loring).
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