1826 1C N-3, BN MS(PCGS#36817)

May 2010 Pre-Long Beach Auction #59

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

211

Grade

MS63BN

Price

2,990

Lot Description

Lot 211 1826 N-3 R3 Wright Plate Coin.PCGS graded MS-63 Brown.A sharp mint state cent that has some minor contact marks. These include a small, light scuff in the field left of the peak of the 1 in the date, several tiny nicks in the field before the eye, and a diagonal nick on the throat. Attractive frosty light to medium brown with steel brown toning on the highpoints and satiny luster covering the fields and protected areas. Sharply struck E-MDS with microscopic die flowlines in the fields but before any crumbling in the obverse dentils. This is the Wright plate coin for the variety. Called AU55 and CC#5 in the Noyes census, his photo #25386. Bland says AU55 and CC#5 among the confirmed examples in his census. Our grade is AU50+.Pop 1; 1 in 64. Only 2 examples graded at PCGS for the variety.DWH #2598 (PCGS # 36817) . Estimated Value $2,000-UP. Ex Fritz Weber-William K. Raymond-Dr. Bob Shalowitz-Myles Z. Gerson-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:605-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3504.