Lot 714
1846 N-5 R2 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Repunched 1. Bright original mint red just starting to mellow to steel and chocolate on the highpoints, 75% of the original color remaining. Fantastic eye appeal, a gem cent in every respect. No contact marks, just a few tiny splashes of darker toning, including a speck over star 5 and another right of the D in UNITED. MDS, die state c early, with a thin but clearly defined rim cud break at star 11 while the rim cud at star 10 has not formed. The repunching at the bottom of the 1 is clear and weaker but clearly visible repunching is also visible on the other 3 digits. A great cent, certainly one of the best of the date regardless of the die variety. Called MS67 and finest known in the Noyes census, his photo #31305. Our grade is MS66, CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Joseph A. Stack estate, Bowers & Ruddy 4/23/79:262.
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