1827 1C N-4, BN MS(PCGS#36847)

1827 1C N-4, BN MS (PCGS#36847)

September 2020 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #117

Description du lot: Lot 168 1827 N-4 R2 PCGS graded MS62 Brown.Lustrous bluish steel and light olive with lighter brown toning in some of the protected areas. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and this cent has excellent eye appeal. Looks mint state but there is a hint of rub on the very highest points of the devices. A small spot of darker toning (not carbon) under star 3 can help identify this cent. Nicely struck E-MDS with microscopic die flowlines off the dentil tips but no hint of crumbling in the dentils at the bottom of the reverse. Graded AU55 Choice and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #22118. Our grade is AU55.A nice cent that comes with a great provenance. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS #36847. Pop 2; 4 graded higher at PCGS for the variety, 1 in 63, 2 in 64, 1 in 65. Estimated Value $1,000 - UP Ex New England Rare Coin Auctions 1/1980:30-Kagin's 2/1982:138-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:630 (as MS60)-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:403 (as MS60)-Dennis Mendelson, Superior 2/3/1991:351-unknown-2019 EAC Sale, lot 255-Chuck Hall Collection (last lot ticket included).