1849 N-9 R4+ MS60+. Frosty bluish steel brown with 10% of the mint red remaining on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. No spots or stains, only very light contact marks, mostly in the obverse fields. The notable marks are a couple very faint nicks in the field between stars 12 & 13, a couple more in the field off the chin, and a tiny planchet chip just left of the notch on the let side of the 8, as struck.
M-LDS, die state f, with several areas of crumbling on the reverse, including small crumbles on the lower right of berry 5. CC#2 for this tough die variety, and only two are known in mint state.
Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN. The attribution is noted on the NGC label, which is included. DWH #2524.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Stack's-Carl Windon-Del Bland-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1203-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/5/04:1093.
The Dan Holmes Collection of Late Date Large Cents
