Lot 1262
1856 N-3 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Italic 5. Glossy medium brown faded to light chocolate on the devices. The surfaces are smooth and nearly flawless. The only marks are a small, dull nick on the tip of the chin and a tiny struck-through line between the date and star 13, neither mark visible without a good glass. Sharply struck EDS, die state b. A faint die crack reaches from the chin to star 2 and the inside of the ear shows a stronger crack. (An uncracked example, die state a, is unknown and may not exist.) Much of the reverse displays strong doubling from die bounce. This cent offers excellent eye appeal, hence the strong grade assigned by PCGS, but the highpoints do show traces of friction. Called AU55 and CC#19 in the Noyes census, his photo #55163. Our grade is AU58, tied for CC#15 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex New Netherlands Coin Co. #59, 6/15/67:1360.
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