Lot 396
1800 S-209 R3. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Noyes Plate Coin. Frosty light bluish steel brown with highly lustrous surfaces and faded mint red remaining in the protected areas. The surfaces are flawless, and the satiny mint luster covers even the highest points of the design. No spots, stains, or marks of any kind. A gem cent with outstanding eye appeal. Called MS65 "gem" and finest known in the Noyes census, photo #21803. Bland says MS62 and finest known as well. Our grade is MS65+. Both census takers agree this is the only mint state example known of the variety. LDS, Breen die state VII, with a thin rim cud break under the fraction and right ribbon end. This is the Noyes plate coin for the variety. PCGS Population 1; The only example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2826.
Estimated Value $35,000-UP.
Ex William Van Roden (who found it in an old collection in 1966)-Dorothy Paschal-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner-Jay Parrino (The Mint) 4/16/95-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 11/7/05.
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| Realized $126,500 |
