^Lot 102 1837 N-17 R4 Plain Hair Cord, Medium Letters, PCGS graded MS65 Brown

1837 N-17 R4 Plain Hair Cord, Medium Letters, PCGS graded MS65 BrownLustrous very light olive and sea green with subtle overtones of light bluish steel, especially on the right side of the obverse. The fields are covered with satiny mint frost and the eye appeal is really nice. Just a few minor marks including a small diagonal nick off the leaf tip under the second S in STATES, a small splash of reddish steel toning at ME, and another over the C in CENT. M-LDS, die state i early, with a slightly raised retained cud break at the bottom of the wreath, strongest just below the end of the wreath stem. In addition there is a small rim cud break between the date and star 13. (In the late state, this cud right of the date extends to under the 7 and the retained cud on the reverse is raised significantly higher.) In this die state the die faces are more nearly parallel so the strike is relatively even, although not perfectly so as the upper left is still more strongly struck than the lower right. Called MS63 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #21122. Bland also says MS63 but CC#2 in his list. Our grade is MS63.Certificate Number: 37177.65/13092963Pedigree: Ex Judge Joseph Sawicki, Stack's 2/27/1954:678-Emanual Taylor 10/1960-R. E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr.-Naftzger Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:401-Chris McCawley-Terry S. Denman Collection