Lot 1203
1854 N-13 R4 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red shifting to bluish steel and olive on the devices, about two-thirds of the planchet showing original mint color. Great eye appeal. The only marks are microscopic and of no significance. Identifying marks include a light nick hidden in the dentils under the 8 and a faint hairline scratch at the upper point of star 7. M-LDS, die state c. The die lines from the dentils under the 54 are gone, lost in radial flowlines. Sharp doubling shows inside the right half of the O in ONE. Called MS64 and CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #30723. Our grade is MS65, CC#1 in the Grellman census. This is a difficult variety to attribute in later die states, and the two examples listed in the Noyes census are unconfirmed auction listings from the early 1990's that still have not been examined. The Grellman census for all late date large cents includes only pieces that have been examined, both for grade and attribution, while the Noyes census for late date large cents includes a very large number of pieces that have not been seen by him. A fact worth considering, I suppose.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Stack's 1976 ANA Sale, 8/24/76:318-Myles Z. Gerson-Denis Loring-Ken Goldman 7/80.
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