Lot 342
1835 N-11 R4+ Head of 1834. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Attractive lustrous light to medium brown with subtle hints of light bluish steel overtones in the fields and protected areas. Slightly darker steel brown toning shows on the highest points of the designs. The fields are alive with satiny mint frost and this cent offers excellent eye appeal. The notable marks are a tiny rim bruise left of the date, a small planchet chip in the dentils left of star 5, a spot of dark olive toning on the jawline, and a swipe of darker toning on the bottom of the wreath ribbon. E-MDS. There is a faint die crack passing through the base of 835 and stronger die cracks through most of the legend on the reverse. Our grade is MS60. This new discovery is clearly the finest known business strike for the variety. The next best are a pair of AU50 examples, and one of those is impounded in the ANS. The condition census falls off quickly following those two pieces. A very important cent for the serious specialist. Pop 5; 18 finer, 7 in 63, 7 in 64, 3 in 65, 1 in 66.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
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