Lot 482
1846 N-17 R4 PCGS graded MS64 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous bluish steel brown with a few faint hints of very faded mint color on both sides. The only marks are a small, very light nick on the chin, another over the nostril, and an even smaller one left of the earlobe. LDS, die state c late. The die cracks at ATE and MERI are clear. A beautiful, frosty cent. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#4 overall but finest of the late die state in the Grellman census. The attribution and Tucker provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; tied for finest graded of the variety at both services. Estimate Value $1,250 - UP
Ex Steve Fischer-Tom Reynolds 5/1990-J. R. Grellman 2001-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:310-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:159-Chris McCawley 12/30/2011-Dr. Bruce Tucker Collection (includes the collection envelopes of Grellman, Brown, and Holmes plus both lot tickets).
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| Realized $3,055 |
