1837 N-7/8 R1 Plain Hair Cord NGC graded MS63 Brown. Lightly cleaned and retoned frosty light steel brown fading to darker chocolate and steel. There are traces of extremely fine porosity near the dentils in several places on the obverse, a rim nick at star 8, a smoothed rim bruise over the second S in STATES, and a small dig on the leaf under T in CENT. LDS, the N-7 die state for this variety (early examples are called N-8). The die lines of the N-8 die state are gone as are many of the dentils.
Our grade is AU50 sharpness net EF40. The attribution is noted on the NGC label.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Lawrie Rhoads collection.
Liberty Cents
