Lot 466
1856 N-19 R2 Italic 5 Repunched 856 PCGS graded MS64 Brown, CAC Approved. Very attractive lustrous light olive and bluish steel brown with a few peeps of very faded mint red on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and there are just a few barely visible marks including a speck of darker toning over star 6 and a very tiny tick on the rim at star 11. Neither mark is visible to the unaided eye. Scarce EDS, die state a. The fine repunching on the 856 is sharp and there are diagonal die lines in the field behind the portrait. A shallow low spot on the right side of the neck was caused by debris/lubricant on the die (as struck). Our grade is MS62, tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 5; 2 finer in 65. Estimated Value $500 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 9/16/2003:1037-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (lot ticket included).
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