Lot 56
1822 N-2 R3 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous light steel brown and olive with delicate overtones of light bluish steel, especially on the obverse. Mint red covers 5-10% of the planchet, mostly on the reverse. There is a small spot of darker olive toning in the hair under the B in LIBERTY and some very light contact marks scattered about the obverse. A nick on star 6, a hairline scratch from that star to the hair over the coronet, and a light scratch along the dentil tips over star 8 are good identifying marks. MDS. The die crack through stars 8-11 is clear and the long dash between the bases of second S in STATES and the adjacent O is obvious. The fields are satiny from microscopic radial die flowlines. A sharp, frosty cent that offers excellent eye appeal. Called MS63 and tied for CC#2 honors in the Bland and Noyes census lists, Noyes photo #33218. Our grade is MS60+, close to MS62. Comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Holmes-Ahumada provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; 1 finer in 64+ for the variety. PCGS #36715. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Ex 1964 ANA Sale, Federal Brand Enterprises, 8/1964:148 (plated)-Del Bland-Alan Meghrig-Bill Noyes & Doug Bird 4/1994-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/2005:3462-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs (includes the Bland, Rasmussen, and Holmes collection envelopes and the Holmes lot ticket).
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