Lot 798
1839 N-3 R1 Head of 1838. NGC graded MS-67 Brown. Highly lustrous bluish steel brown and light olive with faded mint red covering the protected areas on both sides. A beautiful, very impressive cent that offers exceptional eye appeal. The satiny luster covers even the highest points of the designs. The only defect is a swipe of dark toning at the dentil tips at star 5. M-LDS. The wreath berry under AM is faint but remains visible and the depression above star 1 that forms in the later states is shallow but present. A great cent, called MS63 and tied for CC#4 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #56855. Our grade is MS64. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Population 1; none finer at NGC.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex William C. Noyes-Doug Bird 4/1994-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3716-unknown-Bowers & Merena 11/4/2010:429-Kenneth Goodman.
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