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1833 N-4 R4 PCGS graded MS63+ Red & Brown, CAC Approved

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1833 N-4 R4 PCGS graded MS63+ Red & Brown, CAC Approved
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This item SOLD at 2023 Jul 01 @ 21:11UTC-5 : EST/CDT
Mint red fading to bluish steel brown with about 25% of the mint red remaining. This cent has outstanding eye appeal and would be considered choice if not for a few trivial contact marks (which unfortunately are more obvious due to the slightly prooflike fields). The notable marks are some extremely tiny ticks in the field left of star 12, a few more on the cheek (which may be pre-striking planchet marks), a very faint curved hairline from star 3 to near the nose tip, and a small nick on the center of star 8, plus a trio of very tiny ticks under the ribbon loop at the bottom of the wreath. None of these marks is significant, but they do count. EDS with smooth, reflective fields that have inspired knowledgeable collectors to call this piece a proof strike, which it is not in our opinion. Nonetheless, it offers great eye candy for cent lovers. Evidence of a 2 or repunched 3 is clearly visible at the left side of the second 3, but the repunching is very delicate (sometimes taken as evidence of an overdate 3 over 2). One of the finest known examples of this scarce die variety, and certainly one of the most attractive. Called MS60+ and tied for CC#4 in the Bland census. Our grade is MS60+ as well. A beautiful cent that comes with a great provenance.



Ex Charles G. Zug, S. H. Chapman 11/1907:1106-Dr. Henry W. Beckwith, S. H. Chapman 4/27/1923:80-Hillyer Ryder, New Netherlands Coin Co. #41, 9/26/1953:882-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976-Del Bland-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/1992-Eric J. Streiner 1/1994-Wesley A. Rasmussen, Heritage Auctions 1/13/2005:3612-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/2010:379-Chris McCawley 9/2010-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 7/16/2015:2231-Doctor Thomas Wachtel Collection