Lot 381
1856 N-7 R2 Upright 5 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to light bluish steel brown and chocolate with 25% of the red remaining, mostly on the reverse. The fields are satiny and the eye appeal of this cent is outstanding. The only defects are a faint hairline scratch on the lower portion of the neck, a tiny planchet flake in the field off the tip of the nose (as struck), and a couple tiny struck-through lines on the chin (also as struck). M-LDS, die state c. The fine die crack from the bust tip toward star 1 is clear. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#3 behind a pair of slightly finer examples in the Grellman census. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $850-UP
Ex Tom Reynolds-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/1998:798-Gary Groll, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/24/2003:530-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:662-H. Craig Hamling 8/1/2011-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Holmes collection envelope and last 2 lot tickets).
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