Lot 415
1801 NC-2 R7. Fine-15. Noyes Plate Coin. Slightly better where properly struck, but there is some weakness (as always on this variety) on the face and the opposing area below NT in CENT. Attractive glossy medium brown with light brown and tan toning in protected areas, especially on the obverse, and hints of reddish brown toning in the field before the face. The surfaces are smooth but do show a few nicks, the notable ones close under the T in LIBERTY, left of the base of the O in ONE, and close over the N in CENT. EDS, Breen state I, with sharp, strong die clashmarks at ES-OF. Finest of only 8 known. Called F15 net F12 by Noyes and CC#1, photo #20055. Bland says VG10 and CC#1. Both assessments appears very conservative, perhaps due to the slightly weak strike on the face and the opposing area under NT in CENT (which is consistently weak on all the known examples sharp enough to see those details). Removed from an NGC slab graded VF25 (NGC label included). This is the plate coin for the variety in the Noyes book. NGC Population 1; The only example graded at NGC for the variety. DWH #2564.
Estimated Value $15,000-UP.
Ex C. J. Dochkus 12/18/56-Willard C. Blaisdell 2/75-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 12/93-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3259 (the Rasmussen pedigree and attribution are noted on the NGC label).
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