Lot 539
1850 N-18 R3 NGC graded MS66 Brown. Frosty golden steel brown. The only marks, and they are barely visible, are a small nick on the coronet over the B in LIBERTY and a tiny, shallow planchet flake in the field under star 13. The strike is sharp and the details are crisp, but the luster is subdued by a thin layer of oxidation. MDS, die state b, showing a fine die line arcing from the right side of the F in OF. Our grade is AU58+, very close to MS60. CC#5 in the Grellman census. The attribution is noted on the NGC label and this cent comes with a nice provenance.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Doug Bird-Tom Reynolds-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:831-Martin Paul-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/24/2003:430.
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