Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1856 N-21 R2- Italic 5 PCGS graded MS64+ Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown on the devices with nearly half the mint red remaining. Only trivial marks from flawless. The notable ones are a speck of dark toning near the dentils between stars 7 & 8, another speck over the brow lock, and a dull nick or pre-striking planchet mark on the rim over IT in UNITED. M-LDS, die state a late or b early. The diagonal die line from the dentils to the top of the second S in STATES is dull and barely visible. A beautiful cent. Our grade is MS63+, close to MS64. CC#3 for the variety in the Grellman census. The attribution and Rasmussen-Boka provenance are noted on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Darwin B. Palmer-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz 6/1990-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:522-unknown-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 5/31/1999:1617-Chris McCawley 9/22/2001-Jeff Gresser 3/22/2004-Jon A. Boka, Heritage 5/2011:3081-Doug Durasoff (the 3 lot tickets are included).