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Lot 26 - 1856 Coronet Head Cent. N14 R1 Slanting 5 NGC MS64 RD

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Lot 26 - 1856 Coronet Head Cent. N14 R1 Slanting 5 NGC MS64 RD
1856 Coronet Head Cent. Slanting 5. Newcomb-14. Rarity-1. Lustrous mint red just starting to mellow to light steel brown, about 95% of the original color remaining. There is a small spot of dark toning in the hair right of the ear and a few small nicks hidden in the hair below this spot, plus a few tiny spots of similar toning around stars 12 & 13 an another right of the D in UNITED. M-LDS, die state b, with the usual soft strike above the head leaving tiny planchet chips at the top of the obverse and bottom of the reverse. The strike on this example is typical of nearly all known of this variety, and a fully struck example is unknown. An attractive example of this common variety. EAC grade MS63. (#1924)<p><i>The Yellow River Collection</i>