1931 Dropped 1 Penny

When was the last time you saw a 1931 Dropped 1 Penny with Red Brown? According to the PCGS Population Report, this coin, photographed above, is the single-finest and only 1931 Dropped 1 Penny with Red Brown graded by PCGS (November 2013). While there are three in MS64BN, none of those have significant brilliance, so from an eye appeal perspective, the coin photographed above is superior. Numerically, this coin is equal-finest graded by PCGS, but a true collector would buy this coin on its eye appeal alone. For variety collectors, the coin has the London obverse die. Very scarce this nice, and one of the finest I’ve seen in recent times.