Lot 780
1847 N-20 R3 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous bright mint red fading to bluish steel and olive brown, more than half the original color remaining, mostly on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless. Finding an identifying mark is quite a challenge, but there is a microscopic planchet flake at the right bottom of the 8 in the date and a very light tick that barely alters the mint frost at the top of the neck. MDS with satiny surfaces thanks to microscopic die flowlines that cover the fields. Called MS65 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31391. Our grade is MS65+, CC#1 in the Grellman census. Another really great cent in a collection that is filled with similar treasures.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Henry C. Hines 11/10/1945-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76 (via Del Bland).
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