1853 N-12 R1+ MS60+. Lustrous bluish steel brown. The surfaces are satiny and flawless except for a short hairline scratch in the field over the tip of the coronet. Excellent eye appeal for the grade.
M-LDS, die state c. The vertical line inside the N in ONE is gone and a new die line connects the O in OF to the leaf below. Tied for CC#9 in the Grellman census. DWH #1451.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Lester Merkin-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1347.
The Dan Holmes Collection of Late Date Large Cents