Lot 399
1857 N-4 R1 Small Date. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. CAC. Frosty slightly mellowed mint red fading to dark bluish steel and olive on the highpoints, about half the original mint color remaining. The surfaces are lustrous and this cent has great eye appeal. Just a few minor marks including a speck of dark toning in the dentils at star 12, another between the top of the 1 and the bust above, and a tiny nick over the left top of the N in ONE. The tip of the coronet over LIB and the opposing leaves at the bottom of the wreath are softly struck, as usual on this variety. Scarce E-MDS, die state a. The die line from the lower left point of star 1 to the dentils at the left is dull but visible and the dies are unclashed. Called MS63 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #31518. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#3 in the Grellman census. A very nice example of the final year of large cent production, and it comes with an excellent provenance. The attribution and Nancy & Bryan Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4, 1 finer in 65RB. (PCGS # 403970) Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Scott 3/9/1973-Jerry A. Bobbe 3/30/1973-Del Bland-Myles Z. Gerson-Stanley Kesselman 7/1980-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Naftzger Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:1302-Haig Koshkarian, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/12/2017:150-Pierre Fricke 4/21/2017-Nancy & Bryan Collection (includes the Naftzger collection envelope and lot ticket).
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| Realized $2,220 |
