Lot 551
1839 N-8 R1 AU50+. Head of 1840. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. A mint state cent that was dipped, now retoned frosty light to medium brown with a patch of golden tan under star 13 and darker chocolate tones covering much of the reverse. There is a tiny rim nick over star 6 and a small planchet lamination in the dentils over N in UNITED. LDS. The fields are flowlined, the reverse legend is noticeably weakened, and a thin but clear rim cud break shows under 839. Called MS60 net AU55 and finest of those known with the rim cud break under the date in the Noyes census, his photo #37201. Our grade is net AU50+. Pop 1; 1 in 64; 1 in 66. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety in Brown. DWH #1723 (PCGS # 37265) .
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Dick Punchard circa 1989.
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