^Lot 117 1838 N-10 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Brown

1838 N-10 R1 PCGS graded MS65 BrownFrosty light chocolate and steel brown with traces of mint color on both sides, mostly on the obverse. The fields are covered with satiny mint luster and show only a few minor marks, including a spot of microscopic carbon in the field off the end of the nose and another over the C in CENT. MDS, die state d. The die crack at the M in AMERICA extends through the M and base of the adjacent A ending in the field just left of the A. Called MS62 and tied for CC#8 in the Noyes census, his photo #20992. Our grade is MS62+. (The holder is scuffed.)Certificate Number: 37207.65/13093940Pedigree: Ex Francis H. Lee, who bequeathed the coin to the Essex Institute in Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1913-Stack's sale of the Essex Institute collection 2/6/1975:211-R. E. "Ted" Naftzger, Jr.-Naftzger Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 2/1/2009:427-Chris McCawley 2012-Terry S. Denman Collection