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1851 N-31 R3+ PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 USD
1851 N-31 R3+ PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown.
1851 N-31 R3+ PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous bright mint red fading to steel brown on the highpoints, at least 80% of the red still showing. Tiny splashes and spots of dark steel toning are scattered over both sides, including one inside the bottom of the first S in STATES. A very thin nick in the field under the left edge of star 7, a dull horizontal nick or planchet chip on the jaw, and a short struck-through line (caused by a piece of wire on the die) close below the outer section of the hairbun are the notable marks. Nicely struck EDS, die state a, with a short spur to the left from the left side of star 2. The crude "W" scratched into the die left of the earlobe is clear. While it is common to call this a "W on cheek variety," chances are good that these are simply a few lines inadvertently left in the die as it was being prepared in the mint, and the lines just happen to form what looks like that letter. Regardless, this is a beautiful cent. Called MS66 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #30500. Our grade is MS64+, close to MS65, and CC#3 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $750-UP.
Ex New Netherlands Coin Co. 6/27/62:617.

Our item number 144536