Lot 329
1814 S-294 R1 Crosslet 4. PCGS graded MS-65+ Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Highly lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel brown and chocolate with nearly 20% of the original mint red remaining, mostly on the obverse. A beautiful Classic Head cent in every respect. The best identifying marks, and they are absolutely insignificant, are a tiny tick on the top of the 8, a microscopic hairline over the E in CENT, and a barely visible chip out of a dentil at the bottom of the reverse (as struck). LDS, Breen state II. The die clashmarks are gone, the fields show fine radial die flowlines, and a raised ridge shows at the dentil tips over TES OF A. Graded MS65 Choice and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #39205. Bland says MS63 and tied for CC#2. Our grade is MS65 Gem. The attribution and Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS for the variety. The only example graded Red & Brown at PCGS (PCGS # 36521) .
Estimated Value $40,000-UP.
Ex Colonial Trading Company-Gene Sanders (Coinko), Superior 9/7/1997:86 (lot ticket included).
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