1843 N-4 R1 Petite Head with Reverse of 1844. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with subtle overtones of bluish steel and sea-green in protected areas of the obverse and underlying very faded mint color showing through on the reverse. A spot of darker olive brown toning just off the tip of the nose, a larger one on the right edge of the hairbun, and a tiny tick on the top of the upright of the E in CENT are the only notable marks.
LDS, die state d (Newcomb's #13). The rim cud under the 1 is bold, which is quite unusual for examples in the late die state, but all the other markers found on late state examples are the same on this piece. Called MS60 and tied for CC#20 in the Noyes census, his photo #31182.
Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#21 in the Grellman census.
PCGS population 1; 3 in MS65 Brown graded for the variety. DWH #3568
(PCGS # 403922) .
Estimated Value $800-UP.
Ex Willard C. Blaisdell date set 9/76 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg's 9/7/2009:656.
The Dan Holmes Collection of Late Date Large Cents
