1840 1C N-8, BN MS(PCGS#395840)

1840 1C N-8, BN MS (PCGS#395840)

February 2020 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #115

Lot Description: Lot 584 1840 N-8 R1 Large Date. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown.Frosty dark olive brown and chocolate with puffs of reddish chocolate toning on the obverse. The surfaces are smooth except for a trace of microscopic roughness at the throat and a few tiny specks of verdigris under STA in STATES. A horizontal nick or struck-through line under the E in ONE can help identify this cent. Looks mint state but there is a hint of friction on the top of the ear. Rare EDS, die state a. The fine die lines from the dentils at stars 10-13 are crisp. Our grade is net AU50. Not in the condition census for the variety but finest seen of the early die state in the Grellman census (PCGS # 1820) Value $400 - UP Ex Harlan Berk 8/17/2015-The Widok Collection.