Lot 34
1817 N-4 R3 Wright Plate Coin. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel brown with 30% of the mint red remaining on the obverse, 10% on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. The notable marks are a trail of faint, very light ticks from over star 3 into the field left of the upper lip, plus a shallow pitmark near the wreath over the N in ONE. Otherwise this cent is virtually flawless. MDS. The obverse die crack through the base of the date is clear and moderately strong, but the section under the date has not started to rise. This crack extends to the dentils left of star 1 and to the right through star 13 and the outer point of star 12 nearly halfway to the outer point of star 11. In addition, there is a strong branch crack down to the dentils from the crack under the right side of star 1. A fine die crack passes through stars 1-3 as well. Plated in the Wright book to illustrate the variety. Called MS63 and tied for finest known honors in the Bland census. Noyes says MS60 and CC#3, his photo #28122. Our grade is MS63. Pop 1; The only one graded at PCGS for the variety in Red Brown. DWH #3119 (PCGS # 36540) .
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Hampshire Coins (New Hampshire) 1/79-John D. Wright 1/18/06-Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley 4/3/06.
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