Lot 721
1853 N-28 R3+ PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Lustrous medium steel brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and peeps of faded mint red on the reverse. There is a small spot of darker steel toning over star 11 and a thin struck-through line between stars 4 & 5. LDS, die state c. All the die lines of the earlier states are gone, the fields are heavily flowlined, and the top of the 8 is weak and blurry. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census. Comes with a nice provenance that includes two fellows who completed the Sheldon die variety series of early date cents (Brown did it twice!). Pop 2; 4 finer, 2 in 64, 2 in 65. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex 1991 Georgia Numismatic Association bourse 5/1991-J. R. Grellman 5/1991-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1241-Martin Paul-Chris McCawley 12/2003-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:577 (includes the Holmes collection envelope and lot ticket).
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