Lot 950
1849 N-22 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and light chocolate brown with faded mint color covering 10% of the obverse and a third of the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers both sides and the only defects are some mint-made shallow low spots (caused by debris on the dies) over star 1, right of the inner curl, and at the left top of the C in CENT. A speck of very fine carbon over the O in ONE is the only other mark of any consequence on this otherwise beautiful cent. E-MDS, die state b. The diagonal die lines at the main and inner curls are clear but the die lines at MERIC are gone. Called MS63 and tied for CC#14 in the Noyes census, his photo #55116. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#16 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $750-UP.
Ex Anderson Dupont, Stack's 9/24/54:932.
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