Lot 650
1849 N-16 R5. EF-40. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with traces of faded mint red in protected areas, mostly on the obverse. This cent has the look of a slightly higher grade, and in fact it may qualify for an additional 5 points. No spots or stains and only trivial contact marks. The notable marks are a very faint hairline scratch from the peak of the 1 to the top of star 1 and fading out as it approaches star 2, a vertical nick in the field close before the lips, and a tiny rim nick off the end of the wreath stem. Rare EDS, die state a, before crumbling inside the bottom of the 9.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
From the Phyllis Thompson collection, acquired in 1995.
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| Realized $414 |
