Lot 269
1851 N-37 R4 PCGS graded AU58, CAC Approved. Glossy light chocolate brown and steel with hints of underlying very faded red in protected areas on the obverse. The only mark is a small, faint splash of slightly darker olive brown toning at the top of star 10. M-LDS, die state b late or c early. Most of the die lines from the dentils under the date and star 13 are gone and the field is just starting to rise around UNITED ST. Our grade is EF45. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 3 finer, 1 in 64, 1 in 64+, 1 in 65 for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $200-UP
Ex Willard C. Blaisdell 9/1976-Del Bland-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1017-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Blaisdell and Brown collection envelopes and Brown lot ticket).
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| Realized $306 |
