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1847 N-15 Cent, MS64 Red
Finest Known Example
Ex: Newcomb-Starr-Naftzger Collections

1847 1C MS64 Red PCGS. N-15, High R.4. Our EAC Grade MS64. Ex: Naftzger Collection. The 7 in the date is repunched southeast. The 1 in the date is repunched south. A distinctive and scarce Newcomb marriage. This lustrous peach-gold high grade example has a good strike. A spot above star 1 provides an identifier, and the only abrasion is a trivial tick on the obverse rim at 11:30. Both Grellman and Noyes grade it MS65 and rank it as CC#1. The Noyes photo is #31435.
Ex: Howard R. Newcomb; Floyd T. Starr (Stack's, 6/1984), lot 517; R.E. Naftzger, Jr. (Ira & Larry Goldberg, 9/2009), lot 776.
From The Adam Mervis Large Cent Collection.(Registry values: P1)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 226D, PCGS# 1879, Greysheet# 1134)

Weight: 13.48 grams

Metal: 100% Copper


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Auction Info

Auction Dates
January, 2014
10th Friday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 13
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