Lot 794
1847 N-27 R4 PCGS graded MS66 Brown. Repunched 18. Choice lustrous light bluish steel brown and chocolate faded down from mint red, and at least 25% of the mellowed mint color remains. The surfaces are nearly perfect and the eye appeal of this cent is outstanding. It takes a glass to locate anything close to a defect on this cent; a tiny speck of darker chocolate toning left of the lower point of star 10 is the best identifying mark. Nicely struck EDS, die state a. The fine die lines over ERI are clear and the reverse is uncracked. The repunching on the 18 is sharp, and this cent clearly shows that both digits were punched a bit too high and a bit too low as evidence of repunching shows above and below both digits. Called MS63 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31189. Our grade is MS64, CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:535.
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