Lot 1112
1852 N-8 R2 PCGS graded "Genuine." The obverse is lustrous slightly mellowed mint red just starting to fade to steel on the highpoints. The reverse is quite different, unfortunately, because it was lightly cleaned and now appears as mostly faded red on the devices and light chocolate in protected areas. It's the "tale of two coins." The best identifying mark is a small spot of darker toning at the left point of star 11. A shallow low spot covers most of the neck and a sliver of the low spot reaches down to the left side of the 8 (identical to the PCGS64RB above), and the reverse suffers from several low spots as well that weaken portions of the wreath. The only difference in the die state from the otherwise identical piece is that this one has the die crack through the D in UNITED (LDS, die state d). These two cents must have been struck very close to the precise time the reverse crack occurred. Certainly not an important observation, of course, but it's fun to discover (and document) these things when you find them. Not photographed by Noyes. Our grade is MS62 (think 64 obverse, 60 reverse).
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Willard C. Blaisdell date set 9/76 (via Del Bland).
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