Lot 265
1828 N-8 R3. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Frosty bluish steel brown faded down from mint red, about a third of the obverse showing mint color while the reverse displays maybe 10% of the slightly faded frosty red. There is a collection of tiny ticks in the field right of star 4 with a few more on the chin, a small spot of dark toning at the left point of star 3, and a speck of reddish carbon at the left top of the N in UNITED. Otherwise this cent is free of notable marks and the eye appeal is excellent. Sharply struck EDS with crisp dentils on both sides and no die crack through the tops of TED. Called MS60+ and CC#1 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU50 and tied for CC#2 behind the AU55 example in the ANS, his photo #21486. Our grade is MS62. Pop 1; The only example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3553 (PCGS # 36896) .
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Garry F. Fitzgerald 1/17/68-C. Douglas Smith-Jerry A. Bobbe 4/75-Myles Z. Gerson 7/80-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:212-Chris McCawley 4/3/09. (The Doug Smith note on the envelope says this piece came from James G. Macallister sometime prior to being owned by Fitzgerald, but this is not confirmed.).
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| Realized $5,290 |
