Lot 523
1838 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy chocolate and steel brown with 5% of the red remaining on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. Both sides are coated with a thin layer of lacquer or a similar protectant that imparts a high gloss. (This coating could be removed, if desired.) There are traces of an old fingerprint in the field under the chin, a few tiny specks of darker toning right of star 6, and another at the dentils over the first T in STATES. E-MDS with smooth, slightly reflective fields, especially on the reverse, and a clear die line from the dentils at star 5 to star 6. Called MS60 net AU55 in the Noyes census, his photo #36779. Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 1 in 64 BN; 1 in 65 BN. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #1682 (PCGS # 37201) .
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/16/45:696-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:364.
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