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1821 1C MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. N-2, R.1. Scarce in a 1821[1C] MS63 Red and Brown PCGS.

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1821 1C MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. N-2, R.1. Scarce in a 1821[1C] MS63 Red and Brown PCGS.
<B>1821<1C> MS63 Red and Brown PCGS.</B></I> N-2, R.1. Scarce in all grades and a major condition rarity above XF. Only two varieties exist of this rare date, this one being slightly the more available of the two. Only three coins have been certified at this level by the major services, two at PCGS, and a single MS64 at NGC (11/05). The rarity of this date in mint condition is legendary. It is, in fact, more difficult to locate a Mint State business strike than one of the proof specimens of this date, of which more than a dozen examples are known. A small hoard of seven Mint State pieces were offered in the Long Beach Sale held by New England in October 1979. This piece is definitely not from that group, and is clearly superior judging from the color plate of those coins. If one is building a full red date set of Large cents, this specimen is the finest known and the closest to having full red luster. The obverse is approximately 80% red while the reverse is about 50% red. A field mark is noted in the obverse field under stars 5 and 6, but this hardly detracts from the overall beauty of this important coin.<BR><I>From The Joshua and Ally Walsh Collection of United States Cents.</B></I>