Lot 959
1849 N-26 R3 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Beautiful bluish steel brown and light olive with mint red covering at least 15% of the obverse. The surfaces are highly lustrous and offer outstanding eye appeal. A very faint splash of reddish brown toning is on the cheek just left of the ear, and an equally subtle but smaller splash of toning is located in the field right of the lower point of star 3. This cent would be a gem if the strike was sharp, but the variety never comes fully impressed for some unknown reason. The coronet is slightly weak over LIB and half the stars fail to show all their radial lines. MDS, die state b early. The vertical die lines near the dentil tips at stars 3-4 are faint, nearly gone. Called MS61 and CC#1 in the Noyes census that shows only two in mint state, his photo #30629. Our grade is MS63, CC#1 of only 2 known in mint state according to the Grellman census. Note: The PCGS label indicates this cent is Newcomb-29, which is incorrect.
Estimated Value $750-UP.
Ex Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:627 (as N-21).
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| Realized $1,610 |
