1829 1C N-3, Medium Letters, BN MS(PCGS#36928)

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

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

191

Grade

XF45BN

Price

1,980

Lot Description

Lot 191 1829 N-3 R3 Medium Letters PCGS graded XF45, CAC Approved.Glossy medium chocolate brown and steel with frosty lighter steel brown and tan in protected areas. The surfaces are smooth and nearly flawless showing only trivial contact marks; a tiny tick on the top of the E in CENT may help identify this cent. Nicely struck, which is rare for this variety. MDS. A fine crack connects the tops of the U & N in UNITED and the repunching on CA in AMERICA remains clear. All three of the A's on the reverse are filled with crumbling. Graded VF30 and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #26723. Our grade is VF35. A very nice cent that comes with an equally nice provenance. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. PCGS population 1; 4 finer: 1 in 50, 1 in 53, 1 in 58, 1 in 64. PCGS #36928. Estimated Value $700 - UP Ex Dr. William H. Sheldon 6/14/1958-Bill Weber-Del Bland 2/15/1975-Jules Reiver, Heritage Auctions 1/24/2006:19908-Thomas D. Reynolds 6/27/2009-Chuck Hall Collection (includes the Weber and Reiver collection envelopes).