Lot 427
1801 NC-3 R6+ Error Fraction 1/000. VG-10. Noyes Plate Coin. Sharpness at least F15 but there are a dozen old pinscratches in the obverse fields, all nicely blending into the natural patina. Glossy dark olive brown with medium brown toning covering the highpoints, the two-tone appearance accenting the details and producing an attractive eye appeal in spite of the marks. The fields are covered with uniform microscopic roughness under the glossy patina, but there is no verdigris. Nicely struck EDS from perfect dies, as always. Tied for finest of 14 known examples. Noyes calls this cent F15 net VG8 and tied for CC#1, photo #21618. Bland also nets this one at VG8, and it is tied for CC#1 in his census. Your cataloger is convinced this example is the best of the lot, and it certainly offers the sharpest details. Plated in the Noyes book to represent the variety. Removed from an NCS slab graded "F details, obverse scratched," and the NCS label is included. DWH #2565.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #250, Part 4, 8/1964:202-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/11/77-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner 12/93-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3263 (the Rasmussen provenance and attribution are noted on the NCS label).
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