Lot 564
1849 N-4 R1 MS60. A "Fatboy" strike. Highly lustrous golden light olive brown. Would rate a higher grade except for a light scrape in the dentils at TES plus a tiny rim nick at ME. Great luster and eye appeal in spite of the minor marks. MDS, die state c. The lines at UN are gone and die cracks show through the tops of UNITED and STATE. Struck on an oversize planchet (164.2 grains and a full 28.0 millimeters). Fewer than a dozen of these "fatboys" are known, although others probably exist. Apparently a small group of planchets were cut using a punch of slightly larger diameter, and these planchets were used to strike some MDS examples of N-4. The heaviest of these weighs 173.9 grains. The slightly oversize diameter and resulting broad rims give them away, but these features are easy to miss unless you are looking at a stack of cents where the larger diameter "sticks out." Not in the overall condition census for the variety, but second finest known of the 10 "Fatboys" currently traced. Comes with a nice provenance.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Henry C. Hines-Floyd T. Starr, Stack’s 6/13/1984:601-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:1195-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:1528-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:688-Chris McCawley 1/2/2005-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:344 (lot ticket included along with the Brown and Holmes collection envelopes).
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