Lot 873
1853 N-31 R4+ PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Very attractive lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel brown and light olive. About 15% of the mint red remains visible on the obverse and nearly a third of the reverse retains mint color. No spots or stains, but there are a few contact marks. The only significant mark is a dull diagonal nick high on the cheekbone near the hair. The other notable marks are a small planchet flake in the field off the chin and a thin struck-through line that meanders down into the dentils at star 13 (both as struck). The reverse is choice. MDS, die state b. The die lines from the dentils at RI in AMERICA are dull but visible and the fields on both sides display fine radial flowlines, strongest on the reverse. Our grade is MS62+, very close to MS63, and CC#3 in the Grellman census. A great cent that comes with a very nice provenance. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; none finer at PCGS.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex W. W. Neil, B. Max Mehl MBS #10, 6/1947:2156-Walter A. Harlow 8/4/1994-Del Bland 8/7/1994-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1253-Tom Reynolds-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/29/2005:1943-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:581.
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| Realized $1,821 |
