Lot 658
1843 N-6 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Mature Head. Repunched 184. Lustrous slightly mellowed mint red fading to bluish steel on the highpoints, 80% of the red showing. The only marks are a wisp of bluish steel toning in the field above star 12 and specks of similar toning at ES-OF-AME into the leaves below. Sharply struck M-LDS, die state c. Small rim cud breaks show at stars 5 and 13. The repunching on the 184 remains visible. Mature Head 1843 cents with this much mint color are extremely rare. Called MS65 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31278. Our grade is MS63+, tied for CC#2 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Loye L. Lauder, William Doyle Galleries 12/15/83:436.
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