Lot 307
1853 N-8 R3 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown, nearly a third of the red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is outstanding. There is a spot of very fine carbon between the bun and star 10 and a smaller one off the tip of the coronet, plus a couple more specks of darker toning elsewhere on the obverse and a collection of tiny planchet flakes in the leaves over the E in ONE (as struck). Otherwise this cent is flawless. Nicely struck MDS, die state b. The die lines near the dentils at stars 2-3 and over star 10 are gone. Noyes photo #31425. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Naftzger provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer or the variety and the only RB example at PCGS. Estimated Value $1,250-UP
Ex Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz 6/17/1989-Wes Rasmussen 2/1992 (via J. R. Grellman)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:1148-Chris McCawley 5/1/2015-Fred Iskra Collection (Naftzger lot ticket included).
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| Realized $1,792 |
