1817 1C Newcomb 7, BN MS(PCGS#36568)

1817 1C Newcomb 7, BN MS (PCGS#36568)

January 2019 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #109

详细说明: Lot 63 1817 N-7 R3 "Mouse Top" PCGS graded MS64 Brown.Lustrous light to medium brown and steel with hints of very faded red in a couple places on the reverse. A frosty, very attractive cent. Just a few microscopic marks including a speck of darker toning on the midpoint of the jawline, a very faint vertical hairline down the cheek, and a small tick on the top of the A in STATES. M-LDS with a rather large "Mouse" break resting on top of the head. The small rim cud breaks at stars 12 & 13 have not formed. Graded MS60 and tied for CC#2 with the ANS example in the Noyes census, his photo #21596. Bland says MS63 and CC#2 in his census. Our grade is MS62. A beautiful example of the popular "Mouse Top" die state, and it comes with an impressive provenance. The attribution and Neiswinter provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 66 for the variety.Estimate Value $8,000 - UP Ex Oscar J. Pearl, Abe Kosoff 1/22/1944:242-Sol Kaplan-1946 ANA Sale, Abe Kosoff 8/20/1946:1450-S. Levenson 8/1974-Jerry A. Bobbe-C. Douglas Smith-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:314 (as MS63)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Chris McCawley 3/2001-Jim Neiswinter Collection.