Lot 507
1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. The obverse is frosty light steel brown with 10% of the original mint red remaining. The reverse is lustrous mint red mellowing to steel brown on the highpoints, about two-thirds of the original color remaining. There is a small spot of darker bluish steel toning on the second 8 and a speck of dark olive crud in the center of the cheek, plus a nick in the field under star 5. EDS. The obverse inner circle under the 183 to star 1 and at stars 5-8 is sharp, and the doubled reverse center dot is clear. Called MS60 net AU50 in the Noyes census (another apparent casualty of grading from a poor quality photo), his photo #37121. Our grade is MS62. Pop 1; 1 in 65 RB. Only 2 graded in total at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1658 (PCGS # 37184) .
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex Anderson Dupont, Stack’s 9/24/54:782-Herbert Oechsner, Stack’s 9/8/88:155-Chris McCawley 11/6/88.
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