Lot 330
1814 S-295 R1 Plain 4. PCGS graded MS-64+ Brown. CAC Approved. Beautiful lustrous mix of steel brown and darker chocolate with hints of underlying very faded mint color in some of the protected areas, especially on the obverse. Satiny mint frost covers both sides and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. A tiny tick on the throat, another barely visible vertical tick on the right end of the upper lip, and a small nick over the upper end of the hair ribbon are good identifying marks, but you will need a glass to see them. Sharply struck E-MDS, Breen state IV. There is a very fine, nearly invisible die crack that arcs from star 11 through the lowest curl to the top of the 8 where it ends, no crumbling on the profile, and clear die clashmarks that create the illusion of a triple profile on the nose. An impressive Classic Head Cent. Our grade is MS60++, very close to MS63. The attribution and Pearl-Reynolds provenance are noted on the PCGS Secure label. Pop 1; 2 finer at PCGS for the variety, 1 in MS65 and 1 in MS67 (PCGS # 36517) .
Estimated Value $25,000-UP.
Ex Oscar J. Pearl 1944-Stack's 4/3/1975:28-Gordon Gleitz 4/1996.
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