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SECOND FINEST 1820 N-12

 
1820 N-12                   R3       PCGS MS65 BN                    $ 3,250

Large Date. Highly lustrous bluish steel brown and light chocolate. The surfaces are covered with attractive satiny mint frost that extends to all but the very highest points of the design. A faint splash of slightly darker toning at the peak of the 1 in the date and a small spot of reddish chocolate toning in the field between stars 6 & 7, plus a faint horizontal pinscratch through the 1 in the date are the notable marks. MDS. The fields are covered with fine radial die flowlines but the small lump in the field over star 4 remains strong. Called MS63 and CC#2 in the Bland census. Noyes says MS62 and tied for CC#2, his photo #35411. Our grade is MS62+. PCGS Population 2; none finer. Ex. Jim McGuigan-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz (via Jerry A. Bobbe) 7/12/75-C. Douglas Smith 5/83-Ted Naftzger Collection.

1822    N-1                  R3       PCGS MS63 BN                    $ 3,250

Lustrous light steel brown with bluish steel overtones on both sides. The only marks are a couple tiny nick-like pre-striking planchet marks at the top of the E in CENT and a speck of darker toning off the lower right point of star 8. Nicely struck MDS with smooth, prooflike fields on both sides. The reverse is slightly misaligned to K-10.5 while the obverse is nicely centered on the planchet. Called MS62 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #35422. Bland says MS60+ and tied for CC#1. Our grade is MS60. PCGS Population 1; none finer. Ex. David Proskey-Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Homer K. Downing, 1952 ANA Sale 8/18/52:2154-Dr. James O. Sloss 9/58-Ted Naftzger Collection.

1822    N-2  EX. C. DOUGLAS SMITH

 
1822    N-2                  R3       PCGS MS64 BN                    $ 3,250

Lustrous light greenish olive and steel with attractive, satiny surfaces. No spots or stains. A tick on the browlock and a line of very faint pinpricks left of the first S in STATES are the only contact marks. Sharply struck except for minor weakness on some of the stars. However, someone very carefully strengthened one radial line in most of the stars to make them appear more fully struck. This is quite unfortunate because the strike is decent in its own right. Obviously the “improvement” is easily missed and the eye appeal is excellent. The grades assigned by Noyes, bland, and PCGS attest to this. Late die state. The die crack at star 11 is connected to that star by a small cud break and the dash at S-O is gone. Called MS60 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #35401. Bland says MS60+ and tied for CC#4 as well. Our grade is AU58. PCGS Population 2; none finer. Ex. B. G. Johnson Estate-Hans M. F. Schulman 4/28/51:1125-Dr. Kenneth J. Sartoris-Del Bland (who distributed the Sartoris Collection)-C. Douglas Smith 4/76-Ted Naftzger Collection.

FINEST KNOWN 1822 N-6

 
1822    N-6                  R3       PCGS MS63 BN                    $ 3,500

The obverse is lustrous steel brown and chocolate with faded mint color covering the protected areas. The reverse is frosty light brown and tan faded down from mint color with steel brown toning on the highpoints. Nice eye appeal, but there are a few light contact marks scattered over both sides, including a few in the field right of star 2 and a shallow nick down from the right base of the E in CENT. Nicely struck E-MDS with radial lines in all the stars. Called MS63 and CC#1 in the Bland census. Noyes says MS60 and tied for CC#2, his photo #27474. Our grade is MS60+. PCGS Population 2; 1 finer in 64BN. Ex. From England-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz 9/8/88-John J. Nicholas, Superior 2/2/92:525.

FINEST KNOWN 1822 N-7

 
1822    N-7                  R3+     PCGS MS62 BN                    $ 4,250

Frosty tan and light brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Satiny mint luster shows in some of the protected areas, especially on the reverse. There is a hint of reddish brown toning at the coronet tip and a bit more between the 1 & 8 in the date. No notable signs of contact, only a bit of light wear on the highpoints. EDS. Called AU55 and CC#1 by 10 points in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55net EF45 and tied for CC#1, his photo #35403. Our grade is AU50. PCGS Population 1; none finer. Ex. Judge Thomas L. Gaskill, New Netherlands coin Co, #50, 12/57:1430-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/15/76-Del bland 9/76-R.E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Del Bland)-Stuart Hodge 4/6/78-Ted Naftzger Collection.