Lot 506
1849 N-22 R1. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. The obverse is mint red fading to steel brown with more than two-thirds of the mint color remaining. The reverse is frosty chocolate brown with underlying very faded mint color peeking through in some of the protected areas. The only mark is a thin, light diagonal nick in the field very close to the tip of the nose. LDS, die state c (Newcomb's old #6). The die lines of the early state are completely gone except for the vertical line inside the top of the E in CENT. A beautiful cent. Our grade is consistent with the NGC grade. Tied with several others for CC#8 honors in the Grellman census. Pop 12; 11 finer, 7 in 65, 4 in 66.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
|
| |
| Realized $1,763 |
