Lot 104
1819/8 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with frosty light brown in protected areas, especially on the obverse, and hints of underlying very faded mint red in a few of the protected areas on both sides. There are some spots of darker steel toning on the cheek and right half of the obverse, plus a fine hairline scratch connecting star 1 to the adjacent 1. E-MDS. The overdate is sharp and the dentils are crisp without any crumbling or fusing. The reverse is rotated 25 degrees CW. Called AU55 net EF45 in the Noyes census, his photo #27870. Our grade is AU58. Pop 1; 1 in 65. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2456 (PCGS # 36658) .
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Vern Lowe-Stu Hodge, 2004 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/17/04:356.
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