Lot 5
1840 N-5 R1 Large Date PCGS graded MS64 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous light olive and bluish steel brown with peeps of faded mint color on the obverse and 5% of the mellowed red remaining on the reverse. Satiny mint luster covers the planchet and this cent would be flawless if not for a faint swipe of reddish brown toning in the field before the nose. M-LDS, die state c. The recutting at the left top of the 0 in the date is faint and there are thin rim cud beaks at stars 1, 6, and 7. Our grade is MS62, tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $800-UP
Ex George Phillips at the 1997 ANA Convention-Phyllis Thompson, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/2010:477-David Lawrence Rare Coins Auction #720, 8/10/2012-Fred Iskra Collection.
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| Realized $1,880 |
