Owner Comments:
PCGS graded MS 64 BN, CAC approved.
Variety: N-1, die state d.
Ex: Joshua and Ally Walsh Collection
This is a nice coin, with good luster and some original color. It has a few subtle spots (more obvious in the photo than to the eye) and some strike weakness at LIB). Nevertheless, it is clearly PQ for the MS64BN grade, an assessment with which CAC agrees.
This coin was in Heritage's 2006 FUN Show auction. I had taken my family to Orlando for the week prior to the show. While they were at the parks, I was at lot viewing. I paid a premium for it because the date is surprisingly hard to find this nice. Even the Naftzger collection had only one PCGS MS65 for the date.
From the Heritage catalog:
1844 1C MS64 Brown PCGS. N-1, R.1. GDS D.
Glimpses of mint red color outline stars and the central device, while the obverse field and portrait are toned deep brown. The reverse has lesser ontrast between dominant golden-brown toning and lighter chocolate-brown color near protected areas. A well struck and beautiful near-Gem with pleasing surfaces. A scarce date in Mint State.
From The Joshua and Ally Walsh Collection of United States Cents.