Lot 386
1822 N-7 R3+ PCGS graded XF45. Glossy dark chocolate and steel brown with traces of frosty tan in protected areas of the obverse. Covered with a very thin layer of lacquer that imparts a high gloss to the surfaces. The only notable mark is an irregular nick over the left top of N in ONE. EDS. The fine die crack from the rim through star 7 and BE into the curl before the ear is obvious and the partial outside leaf under C in AMERICA is clear. Called VF35 and tied for CC#6 in the Bland census. Noyes says EF40 net VF30 and tied for CC#5, his photo #27698. Our grade is VF30+. A nice cent that comes with a great provenance. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 62 for the variety. Estimate Value $600 - UP
Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/16/1945:552-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/1984:1622-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:560-Robert E. Matthews, Superior 5/28/1989:616-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:775-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:162.
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| Realized $1,998 |
