Lot 36
1819 N-6 R1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Lustrous medium steel brown and light chocolate with traces of mellowed mint red showing on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. No spots or stains, just a few trivial contact marks. Two faint ticks under the lower right point of star 4 are the best identifying marks, and they are barely visible. MDS. Some of the dentils are weak but they are complete around both sides. Struck with the obverse die slightly misaligned to K-5 and reverse die rotated 35 degrees CCW relative to the normal head-to-foot orientation. Graded MS63 Choice and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #32004. Bland says MS60 and tied for CC#4. Our grade is MS60+. An important cent that comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Naftzger-Ahumada provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer in 64 for the variety. PCGS #36643. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Bruno Crossfield 12/1956-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 3/1977-Jerry A. Bobbe 11/4/1977-C. Douglas Smith 1/15/1986-Jim Corrado, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/11/2007:460-Manuel Ahumada Collection (Corrado lot ticket included).
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| Realized $2,820 |
