Lot 1234
1855 N-2 R2+ PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Frosty reddish steel and light olive with very faded mint color bleeding through in the fields and protected areas on both sides. Satiny mint luster covers the planchet and this cent offers excellent eye appeal, although there is a chance it was lightly dipped long ago. No spots or stains, only a few light contact marks. These include a small, dull scuff on the lower edge of the jaw and a tiny diagonal nick just right of the nostril, plus a faint diagonal pinscratch in the field right of the inner curl. M-LDS, die state c early. The die lines at stars 10 & 11 are gone and the points at ON and CE are shorter but still visible. Called MS61 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #31328. Our grade is MS62+, tied for CC#2 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Larry Whitlow 11/67.
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