Lot 253
1827 N-12 R5 VF25+. Noyes Plate Coin. VF-25+. Sharpness EF45 or slightly better but covered with uniform very fine roughness. No verdigris or marks. Slightly glossy (but closer to matte) uniform dark olive brown. Sharply struck showing full radial lines in all the stars and a complete browlock. M-LDS. A clear die crack reaches up from the dentils between the 1 & 8 to the back of the ear, T, and into the hair above where it fades away. Decent eye appeal in spite of the microscopic roughness. Called AU50 net VF35 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #25334. Bland says VF30 and tied for CC#2 in his census. Plated in the Noyes book to illustrate his die state B. Removed from an NCS slab graded "AU details, corroded," and the NCS label is included. DWH #2604.
Estimated Value $6,000-UP.
Ex Grant's Hobby Shop 6/15/1929:578-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:204-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3536 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NCS label). Comes with a collection pillbox inscribed by Newcomb in his unique handwriting.
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