Lot 124
1843 N-3 R3 Petite Head PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Choice glossy medium steel brown and light chocolate with nearly a third of the planchet showing faded mint red. The surfaces are lustrous and the eye appeal is outstanding. The only notable marks are a spot of very fine carbon in the field over the back of the head, a speck of darker toning right of star 8, and another at the dentils under star 12. The reverse is flawless. LDS, die state c. The fine die lines from the dentils over ER in AMERICA are gone and there is a tiny lump on the right top of the E in CENT (a die flaw caused by a rust pit or tiny chip out of the die). Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census. A great cent that comes with an equally great provenance. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer for the variety. Estimate Value $3,500 - UP
Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & Co. 5/16/1945:730-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:426-Denis Loring-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:554-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1990 EAC Sale, lot 292-Manuel Ahumada-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:119-Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 9/2003:895-Chris McCawley 1/2005 (includes the Naftzger collection envelope and Halpern lot ticket).
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| Realized $3,760 |
