Lot 149
1857 N-1 R1 Large Date PCGS graded MS64 Red. Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown with at least three-fourths of the mint color remaining on both sides. Just a few trivial marks, including a small spot of darker toning over the right point of star 3, a shallow planchet flake on the truncation over the 8, and a dull nick on star 13. MDS, die state b early. The die lines from the dentils over NI in UNITED are very dull and quite faint, and the repunching in the dentils under the 8 (the top of a stray 1) is visible. A very nice example of the Large Date version of the final year of large cent production. And it comes with a great provenance. Our grade is MS63+. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1, none finer in Red for the variety at PCGS. Estimate Value $2,750 - UP
Ex C. Douglas Smith-Louis Helfenstein, Lester Merkin 8/14/1964:330 (plated and described as a "Flaming Red Gem")-unknown-Stack's 9/2004:46-Tony Terranova.
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