Lot 995
1850 N-14 R4 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. The obverse is lustrous mint red faded down to light steel brown and chocolate, about a third of the mint color remaining. The reverse is glossy chocolate brown with faded mint color showing through in protected areas. Both sides display very attractive cartwheel luster, and this cent is essentially flawless. The only marks are a few trivial specks of darker toning scattered over the obverse, a tiny planchet flake in the middle of the jawline, as struck, plus a very faint scuff in the field up from star 13. The dentils are poorly impressed all the way around the obverse (which is typical for the late die state) but the stars and portrait are well struck. Extremely rare LDS, die state g, with strong rim cud breaks at D-STAT, ES, and F-A. Only 5 examples are known with these rim cud breaks, and this is the finest of that small group. Called MS63 and tied for CC#1 overall in the Noyes census which lists only four examples in mint state, his photo #30474. Our grade is MS64, CC#1 overall among four known in mint state grades in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:644.
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