Lot 536
1805 S-269 R1 Pointed 1. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Plated in Penny Whimsy and Noyes. Highly lustrous bluish steel brown with peeps of faded mint red showing in some of the protected areas of the reverse. The satiny mint frost covers even the highest points of the design on both sides, and the eye appeal of this cent is outstanding. The only defects, and they are barely visible with a glass, are some tiny specks of dark toning in the field over the hair ribbon and another at the left top of the 8 in the date. The dentils are incomplete under the 0 in the date and at the opposing ones at the O in OF thanks to a very tiny planchet clip, as struck. M-LDS, Breen state IV, with a faint die crack through the base of the 180 in the date and a dull bulge in the field left of the lowest curl. Called MS65 "gem" and finest known in the Noyes census. Bland says MS61 and CC#1 as well. Although the census takers disagree on the exact grade of this cent, they do agree this is the only mint state example of the variety. Our grade is MS65. This is the plate coin for the variety in Penny Whimsy and the Noyes book, his photo #20647. PCGS Population 1; The finest graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2830.
Estimated Value $35,000-UP.
Ex Carl Wurtzbach (who said he used to lull himself to sleep looking at this coin)-Barney Bluestone 1948-Dr. William H. Sheldon 4/19/72-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/92-Eric Streiner-Jay Parrino (The Mint) 4/16/96-Jack Wadlington (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 11/7/05.
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| Realized $184,000 |
