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EARLY CENTS AUCTIONS  RARE EARLY STATE 1847 N-4

 CONDITION CENSUS 1847 N-4

yes LOT 371 1847 N-4 R3 Repunched 18, PCGS graded MS65 Brown, CAC Approved . Lustrous medium brown and steel with a hint of light bluish steel overtone in protected areas, particularly on the reverse. This cent is sharp and satiny, and the eye appeal is excellent. Essentially flawless. A miniscule rim nick over the right top of the N in UNITED and a tiny tick under the second T in STATES can help identify this cent. MDS die state c early, with fine die cracks on the reverse. The repunching on the 18 is obvious. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. 37274.65/30169974

Ex Chris McCawley 4/14/2015-Fred Iskra Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2016:96 (lot ticket included)

yes LOT 370 1847 N-4 R3 Repunched 18, PCGS graded MS63 Brown . Lustrous light steel brown blending to light olive in protected areas. Traces of mellowed mint color remain visible on the reverse and this cent has great eye appeal. The notable marks are a speck of carbon low on the neck and some faint hairlines in the field between the chin and star 2. Sharply struck EDS, die state a, with no die cracks on the reverse. The repunching on the 18 is bold. Our grade is MS60. Tied for CC#8 for the variety but third finest of the early die state in the Grellman census. A nice cent that comes with an equally nice provenance. (There is a speck of plastic debris imbedded in the slab at star 6). 37274.63/32915733

Ex Douglas F. Bird 2/1987-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:1371-W. M. “Jack” Wadlington (Twin Leaf Collection), Stack’s Bowers 3/30/2016:11056 (includes the Bird sales ticket, the Wadlington collection note, and both lot tickets)

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