Lot 673
1844 N-3 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Repunched 18. Frosty bright original mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints, about two-thirds of the mint color remaining. This cent would be a gem except for the usual imperfect strike on the top of the ear and attending weakness at the opposing place in the center of the reverse where tiny planchet chips at EN in CENT didn't completely smooth out as the cent was being struck. A fully struck example is unknown to your cataloger, who specializes in these late date cents. The best identifying marks on this outstanding example are a hint of darker toning in the field under the chin and a similar swipe of darker toning that connects the lower right point of star 12 to the dentils. LDS, die state e, with a strong rim cud break from right of star 9 down to well beyond star 10. In addition, there is a series of tiny rim cud breaks from above star 7 nearly to star 9. The repunching normally found on the 18 has been polished off the die and is no longer visible. This die state is not especially rare as a few dozen have been recorded, but this one is the finest of that group as it displays far more of the original mint color than any of the competition. Called MS64 and finest known of the variety in the Noyes census, his photo #31370. Our grade is MS63+ and CC#1 by a small margin in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Wayte Raymond 10/16/45:155-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76 (via Del Bland).
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