Lot 1249
1855 N-9 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Italic 55. Knob-on-Ear. Lustrous bright mint red fading to steel brown and light olive on the highpoints with 75% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Great eye appeal, a beautiful example of this very popular variety. The only marks are some extremely faint scuffs in the field above the head and a tiny fishhook-shaped struck-through line high on the cheekbone (as struck). Otherwise this cent is essentially perfect. M-LDS, die state f early. The knob break under the T in LIBERTY is fully raised and the branch of the knob under the Y is partially raised. Not only is this a remarkable example of the die variety, the later die state makes it especially significant as a representative of the "Knob-on-Ear" type. Called MS66 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31083. Our grade is MS65, CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Source not recorded, but Ted's inventory number suggests it was acquired relatively early in his collecting quest.
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