Lot 358
1846 N-11 R1 Medium Date PCGS graded MS64+ Brown, CAC Approved. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with 15-20% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. A beautiful cent that offers excellent eye appeal. The only notable marks are a small splash of darker olive toning at the 84 and faint traces of an old fingerprint between stars 8 & 9. Nicely struck EDS, die state a. The fine die lines from the dentils under the date are clear and all the stars show radial lines. Our grade is MS62+, very close to MS63. Tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Gerrie-Heard provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer in BN for the variety. PCGS #403883. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/14/2003:911-Doug Bird-Paul Gerrie (The Northwest Collection), McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/27/2012:72-Gene Heard Collection (includes the Gerrie collection envelope and lot ticket).
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| Realized $4,994 |
