Lot 135
1848 N-31 R3 PCGS graded MS65+ Brown, CAC Approved. Beautiful lustrous medium steel brown and light olive with 10/15% of the mint color remaining. Satiny mint frost covers both sides of this cent and the eye appeal is outstanding. Essentially a flawless cent so finding an identifying mark presents a challenge. A small tick hidden in the curls left of the inner curl and a speck of darker toning at the tip of the chin are the best ones, but they are insignificant. M-LDS, die state d. Three dentils over the R in AMERICA are fused by crumbling and the fields are rising around the reverse legend, especially outside the wreath. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#3 in the Grellman census behind two slightly finer examples. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the finest graded at either service for the variety. Estimate Value $1,750 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 2/2006.
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