Lot 685
1845 N-5 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous chocolate and steel with 25% of the original mint color remaining. The fields are hard and slightly reflective offering prooflike eye appeal. The notable marks are a spot of darker toning in the field off the tip of the nose, another between star 11 and the dentils, and a swipe of similar darker toning between the dentil tips and stars 1-2. The earliest die state for this variety, die state a early, with an uncracked obverse die and all the fine die finishing lines crisp. The reflective fields have led some to call this cent a proof strike. We respectfully disagree, even though there are a few tiny struck-through lines in the obverse fields similar to those often found on proof large cents. Called MS61 and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #31593. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#3 overall but finest of the early prooflike die state in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex New York Public Library Collection, Bowers & Ruddy 10/30/1982:2192-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:998.
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