Lot 62
1822 N-11 R1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with underlying golden tan in protected areas on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. No spots or stains. The only notable marks are a couple dull, very light abrasions in the field before the chin and a few small ticks over the left side of the N in ONE. M-LDS. The portrait is covered with microscopic lumps from fine die rust but the fields are smooth. Graded MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #21648. Bland says MS60+ and tied for CC#4. Our grade is MS60. The attribution and Naftzger-Ahumada provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 4 finer, 3 in 64, 1 in 64+ for the variety. PCGS #36742. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
Ex Larry Whitlow 3/1969-Jerry A. Bobbe 9/13/1974-C. Douglas Smith-Myles Z. Gerson 3/27/1980-C. Douglas Smith-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1989 EAC Sale, 4/15/1989:258 (as MS63)-Jon A. Boka, Heritage 9/2011:3038-Manuel Ahumada Collection (includes the Naftzger and Boka collection envelopes and both lot tickets).
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| Realized $3,525 |
