Lot 884
1848 N-30 R5 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Glossy light olive and chocolate with lighter reddish brown toning faded down from mint color covering the protected areas, especially on the reverse. Underlying frosty mint luster covers the fields and protected areas and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. The only notable mark is a tiny spot of lighter golden toning at the right top of the second A in AMERICA, possibly from a speck of impurity in the planchet. Nicely struck EDS, die state a. The obverse fields are covered with fine die polishing lines extending NW to SE, strongest at stars 10-12, and the rim cud over stars 7-8 has not formed. Called MS60 and CC#1 by a full 20 points in the Noyes census, his photo #30611. Our grade is MS60, CC#1 by 10 points over the next finest example in the Grellman census with the next best grading only EF40. An unchallenged winner for this rare die variety.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 705-B. Max Mehl 4/24/47.
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