Lot 776
1847 N-15 R4 PCGS graded MS64 Red. Repunched 1 & 7. Lustrous bright original mint red just starting to fade to light steel brown on the highpoints, about 95% of the original color showing on both sides. This cent looks like it was minted last year except for a few small spots of darker toning, the largest of these located just above star 1. A thin nick on the rim over the right edge of star 6 is the only sign of contact. A very impressive cent in spite of the few spots. MDS. The fields are satiny rather than reflective but all the fine die lines found in the early state are present. The repunching on the base of the 1 and right of the bottom of the 7 remains sharp. Called MS65 and the finest of only two listed in mint state according to the Noyes census, his photo #31435. Our grade is MS65, CC#1 among three mint state examples in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:517.
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