Lot 795
1838 N-7 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. CAC Approved. Frosty mint red mellowing to steel brown with 20% of the red remaining on the obverse, 35% on the reverse. Unbroken satiny mint luster covers both sides. A beautiful cent with nearly flawless surfaces. The only mark is a small spot of very shallow crud on the jaw. This is not a carbon spot and it may be removable. M-LDS. The die line from the leaf to the bottom of the F in OF is faint but remains visible. Graded MS65 by Del Bland. Noyes says MS63 and tied for CC#5, his photo #24373. Our grade is MS64. The attribution and Ralls provenance are shown on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 65. (PCGS # 37199) .
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex Leo Young 4/1962-George M. "Pat" Patterson, Kagin's 5/6/1988:1221 (lot ticket included)-Dr. Philip W. Ralls.
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