Lot 692
1845 N-8 R1 (R8 as a proof) PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Very attractive light greenish olive with hints of bluish steel and sea-green tones in the fields. This cent is exquisitely struck with needle-sharp details throughout the devices. The fields are smooth and reflective giving this cent the look of a proof strike in every respect, although there are some very faint hairlines in the fields on both sides. In fact, it is listed by Walter Breen as one of only two proof strikes of the variety confirmed by him in his book on the subject (Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins 1722-1977.) Just because Breen said it is true doesn't make it so, of course, but several other prominent copper collectors have seen it the same way. Regardless of its true "proof or not proof" status, you can't deny that this piece has a different look to it. The best identifying marks are a tiny speck of darker toning nestled between the tops of the 4 & 5 and a microscopic planchet flake under the E in AMERICA. Struck from the earliest state of the dies, die state a. Called MS65 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31152. Our grade is MS65 Prooflike, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Henry C. Hines-Carl Wurtzbach-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Sheraton Coin Co.-T. James Clarke 1954.
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