1831 1C N-2, BN MS(PCGS#36994)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

211

Grade

MS63BN

Price

2,340

Lot Description

Lot 211 1831 N-2 R2 Medium Letters PCGS graded MS63 Brown.Very attractive lustrous medium steel brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is outstanding. Looks choice mint state but there is a hint of friction on the very highest points of the portrait. No spots or stains. The only marks are a few microscopic ticks in the field below star 7 and a barely visible hairline from the nostril to the hair right of the eye. LDS with a rim cud break at star 11 that nearly reaches the outer point of that star. Graded MS60 net AU50 (no reason given for the deduction) and tied for CC#7 in the Noyes census, his photo #38251. Our grade is AU55 Choice. A beautiful cent that comes with a nice provenance. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS #36994. Pop 2; 3 graded higher at PCGS for the variety, 1 in 64 RB, 2 in 65 BN. Estimated Value $1,600 - UP Ex Douglas F. Bird 4/1996-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1938-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 7/16/2015:2195-Chuck Hall Collection (includes the Wells collection envelope, the Wadlington collection notes, and both lot tickets).