1831 1C N-9, BN MS(PCGS#36982)

1831 1C N-9, BN MS (PCGS#36982)

September 2019 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #112

Losbeschreibung: Lot 187 1831 N-9 R2 Large Letters PCGS graded MS62 Brown.The obverse is frosty light olive and golden tan; the reverse is lustrous medium brown and light olive with peeps of mint red in protected areas. The obverse may have been recolored but the toning on the reverse is original. The surfaces are smooth and the notable marks are some nicks on the chin and neck plus a few more in the field off the chin. The reverse is choice and looks mint state. E-MDS with the usual die crack through the date and most of the stars, but the radial crack from star 5 to the dentils has not formed. In addition there is a barely visible planchet clip that affects the dentils below the 31 and the opposing ones over the second S in STATES (as struck). Our grade is AU55 sharpness net AU50. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $850 - UP Ex Jess Patrick (The Patrick Mint), McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/5/1991:144-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/1994:111-Stuart MacDonald, Heritage Auctions 9/11/1997:5248-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 9/16/2015:2206-The Westwood Collection (includes the MacDonald collection envelope and all 4 lot tickets).