Lot 30
1843 N-2 R1 Petite Head, Small Letters PCGS graded MS65 Brown, CAC Approved. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate with a hint of bluish steel overtone. Peeps of mint red remain visible in protected areas on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers the planchet and this cent offers outstanding eye appeal. The only marks are a few tiny spots of slightly darker olive brown toning at star 7 and a shallow planchet flake on the rim right of star 9 (as struck). EDS, die state a, with a small but strong triangular lump under the right side of the 1. Our grade is MS63. Tied for CC#3 of the variety but finest of the early die state in the Grellman census. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $1,250-UP
Ex Doug Bird 12/1994-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:111-Jack Wadlington (the Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 7/16/2015:2358-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Brown collection envelope and both lot tickets.
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| Realized $2,056 |
