Lot 844
1853 N-16 R1. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Mostly lustrous mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the highpoints. Two thirds of the mint color remains, and the reverse is nearly full red that is just starting to mellow. The only marks are a small, light nick on the rim under the left side of the 1 in the date, a small spot at the lower point of star 12, and a puff of light steel brown toning at the first S in STATES. Nicely struck E-MDS, die state a. The die clashmarks at the throat and over the O in ONE are visible but fading. Sharply struck with fully defined radial lines on all the stars. A very nice cent. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Naftzger provenance are shown on the PCGS label (PCGS # 406016) .
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:742-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:1160 (both lot tickets and Naftzger collection envelope included).
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