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1848 N-23 R3+ MS60.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:190.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 USD
1848 N-23 R3+ MS60.
1848 N-23 R3+ MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown with 5% of the red remaining on the obverse, 35% on the reverse. There is a very faint vertical scuff in the field right of star 3, a barely visible hairline scratch over that star, and a couple dull ticks on the top edge of the ear. Otherwise this cent is choice and the eye appeal remains outstanding for the grade. Sharp EDS, die state a, with many fine die polishing lines in the obverse fields and minor die rust near the dentils at stars 2-5. The fine die line from the first S in STATES to the E in CENT is clear. CC#3 overall but finest of the early state, and only 3 mint state examples are known for this scarce variety. DWH #2098.
Estimated Value $400-UP.

Provenance: Ex Doug Bird 9/94-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:579.