Lot 90
1845 N-1 R4. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Frosty steel and olive brown with hints of very faded mint color peeking through in the protected areas on both sides. The fields are satiny and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. The only marks are a couple tiny ticks in the field under star 5 and a pair of thin diagonal nick-like planchet chips in the field over the N in ONE. A small, shallow low spot (caused by debris on the die) connects star 13 to the dentils. E-MDS, die state a, with fine die lines from the dentils under star 1 extending slightly into the field above. There is a very light touch of rub at the top of the ear that keeps us from assigning a mint state grade to it, but the eye appeal is certainly consistent with a mint state example. Called AU55 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #31255. Our grade is AU58; CC#2 behind a slightly finer example in the Grellman census. PCGS population 1; the only example graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3569 (PCGS # 3947740) .
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon (Numismatic Gallery)-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:452-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg's 9/7/2009:680.
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