Lot 696
1845 N-11 R3 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous bright original mint red just starting to fade to light steel brown on the highpoints, 85% of the frosty original color still evident. A remarkable cent with outstanding eye appeal. There are a few minor marks, including a speck of carbon in the dentils at star 3, a thin nick in the field right of that star, and another shorter one low on the neck. In addition there are a few small planchet voids or chips that didn't completely strike out, including a very thin one on the chin, another hidden in the leaves over the E in ONE, and a third in the dentils at the right top of the F in OF. MDS, die state a late. The die lines at ER in AMERICA are weak but still visible. The thin rim cud break extending from below star 3 to star 4 is clear. This cent is plated in the new Dave Bowers book, The Whitman Encyclopedia of U.S. Half Cents and Large Cents. Called MS65 and finest known by a good margin in the Noyes census, his photo #31264. Our grade is MS65 and CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Martin Paul, Superior 5/27/90:698-Martin Paul-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-J. R. Grellman 9/26/90.
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