Lot 706
1846 N-2 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Repunched 1. Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown, more than a third of the red remaining. The red is bright on the obverse, faded on the reverse but it covers more of the surface on that side. The surfaces are covered with satiny mint frost and the eye appeal is excellent. This cent would be a gem except for a couple microscopic contact marks on the cheek and a small spot of darker steel toning under the right edge of star 7. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state b. The repunching left of the 1 is sharp and there is a fine die crack through the top of MER extending to the dentils at both ends. The fine die finishing lines on the reverse remain clear. Called MS64 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31304. Our grade is MS64+, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex William Festus Morgan-T. James Clarke-B. Max Mehl 4/24/1947.
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