^Lot 52 1835 N-3 R3 Head of 1834, Small 8 & Stars EF45

1835 N-3 R3 Head of 1834, Small 8 & Stars EF45Frosty light to medium brown and light chocolate with frosty mint luster covering the fields and protected areas. There are specks of dark olive toning peppered about the field at stars 6-11 with some more on the reverse, mostly at ES-OF-AM. The only contact marks are a small rim nick under the 3 in the date and a tiny tick just right of the eye, both marks totally insignificant. E-MDS, die state b early, before the tiny rim cuds occur in the dentils roots below the 35 or at the bottom of star 2. The reverse is rotated 20 degrees CW. Called EF45 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU50 net VF35 and CC#4, his photo #26078 (can't see any reason for such a deduction). This variety is unknown in mint state by EAC grading standards. This is the Newcomb plate coin for the variety (see plate VII for the 3-4-10 obverse and plate VIII for the C reverse. (Removed from an NGC slab graded MS63BN following the Rasmussen sale in 2005.) A great cent with a great provenance.Certificate Number: Pedigree: Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & C0. 5/16/1945:660-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:295-Wesley A. Rasmussen, Heritage Auctions 1/13/2005:3632-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:403-Chris McCawley 12/17/2010-Terry S. Denman Collection