Lot 779
1847 N-20 R3 PCGS graded MS66 Brown. Highly lustrous bluish steel and olive with delicate wisps of slightly lighter chocolate brown toning on the obverse. The surfaces are virtually flawless; a very light contact mark on the chin is the only defect, and it is barely visible. Very sharply struck EDS, the earliest seen. The fields are smooth and reflective thanks to freshly polished dies, and those fields are covered with faint vertical polishing lines. The devices are frosty giving this cent a bit of a cameo appearance that further enhances its remarkable eye appeal. This is a breathtaking cent in spite of its lack of mint color. Called MS63 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #31457. Our grade is MS65, CC#2 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Dr. George P. French-B. Max Mehl (privately)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., Abe Kosoff 1958 ANA Sale, lot 566-Philip Van Cleave, Kagin's 1/30/86:4384.
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