Lot 103
1852 N-12 R1. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. CAC Approved. Highly lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with generous traces of mint red showing on the obverse. This cent offers great eye appeal. The only marks are a speck of carbon midway between star 1 and the throat, a couple more at the dentils near star 2, and a spot of dark toning (not carbon) that connects star 13 to the adjacent curl. None of these spots is at all distracting. MDS, die state b. The repunching on the date that is seen in the early state is gone, the fields are flowlined, and a die crack connects the bust tip to star 1. This is Newcomb's old #13. Called MS63 and tied for CC#4 honors in the Noyes census, his photo #55143. Our grade is MS63 as well, tied for CC#7 in the Grellman census. The attribution is shown on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex S. M. Koeppel 11/8/1945-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:1118. Comes with the Naftzger collection envelope.
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