Lot 448
1836 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. The obverse is frosty medium brown with hints of faded mint color in a few protected areas plus a small splash of darker olive brown toning between stars 12 & 13. The reverse is a slightly darker frosty bluish steel brown mixed with some medium brown tones. A very tiny abrasion that barely breaks the frost left of the peak of the 1 is the only contact mark visible without a strong glass. LDS with all the reverse die cracks clear, including the final one down from the dentils through the second S in STATES. This is the Wright plate coin for the variety. Called MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #22022. Bland also says MS60 but tied for CC#9 in his list. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included, and it shows the attribution and Ron Adam provenance). Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 4 finer; 3 in 64; 1 in 65. Only 5 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3182 (PCGS # 37114) .
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex Larry Whitlow (Beverly Hills Coin Co.) 1970-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:808-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/91:505-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 1/27/96:619-Ronnie Adam, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/04:945-Evan Kopald (via Bob Grellman & Chris McCawley) 5/06.
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| Realized $1,064 |
