Lot 349
1823 N-2 R2 Normal Date. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Lustrous light to medium chocolate and steel brown with lighter brown toning covering the right side of the obverse; the reverse is a darker shade of olive brown and chocolate. Overtones of light bluish steel toning show on both sides, especially on the left side of the obverse. The fields and protected areas are satiny and the eye appeal of this cent is excellent. Just a touch of friction show on the highest points of the devices. The best identifying marks, and they are not at all distracting, are a small spot of darker toning in the field close to the throat, another off the upper right point of star 6, and a microscopic pit or planchet chip under the first T in STATES. Sharply struck E-MDS showing a rim cud break from star 4.5 to star 5 and a smaller one above star 6. A premium example of a date that is extremely difficult to find in high grade. One of the keys to a high-grade "Redbook" set of middle date large cents. Called MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#6 honors in the Noyes census, his photo # 56019. Our grade is AU55. The attribution and Nancy & Bryan Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 3 finer: 1 in 63, 1 in 65+, 1 in 66. (PCGS # 36757) Value $25,000 - UP
Ex Ex S. H. & H. Chapman 4/18/1898-Dr. Thomas Hall 9/7/1909-Virgil M Brand 1934-Horace Brand, New Netherlands Coin Co. 4/1956-Emanuel Taylor 10/1960-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., Abe Kosoff 10/11/1961:521-Floyd T. Starr, Stacks 6/13/1984:163-Gene Reale (via James R McGuigan)-Andrew M. Hain, Stack’s 1/15/2002:776-Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/14/2003:847-Paul Gerrie (The Northwest Collection), McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/27/2012:17-Nancy & Bryan Collection (includes the Gerrie collection envelope and lot ticket).
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| Realized $38,400 |
