Lot 738
1846 N-18 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to steel brown and chocolate, at least a third of the mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. This cent is near gem status except for tiny spots of darker olive toning in the field behind the portrait, and these do catch your eye. A tiny, barely visible nick on the throat is the only sign of contact. The reverse is flawless. LDS, die state f, with a tiny lump on the bottom edge of the outer hairbun in addition to the die cracks at the left top of M in AMERICA. Called MS64 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31532. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Horace M. Grant 10/13/1939-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76 (via Del Bland).
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