Lot 703
1846 N-1 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Repunched 18. Highly lustrous bright original mint red faded to steel brown and olive on the highpoints, more than half the original color remaining. The surfaces are covered with unbroken satiny mint frost. Wonderful eye appeal, a true gem cent. The best identifying mark is a tiny speck of carbon close over the T in CENT. Sharply struck EDS, die state a. This rare die state has an uncracked obverse, and all the fine die finishing lines are clear on both sides. The repunching on the 18 is bold and traces of additional repunching show on the bottom edge of the 4 as well. Called MS66 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31418. Our grade is MS65+, very close to MS66, and tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex William Cutler Atwater, B. Max Mehl 6/18/1946:105.
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