1816 N-8 R3 EF45+. Attractive frosty chocolate and steel brown. Great eye appeal, void of any spots or stains. Close to AU50. The only marks are a few microscopic pinpricks on the cheek. M-LDS with two clear rim cud breaks on the right side of the obverse.
Removed from an NGC slab graded MS61 Brown (NGC label included, #395065-002, and it shows the attribution).
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Heritage 2/5/2009:7181.
Large Cents