Lot 12
1817 N-4 R3+ PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Beautiful lustrous golden tan and light brown with slightly darker chocolate brown toning on the highpoints. Sharply struck and nearly flawless. The only marks are a tiny planchet flake near the dentils over star 5 (as struck), a collection of microscopic low spots near the hair under star 8 (also as struck), and a small swipe of darker toning over EN in CENT. E-MDS. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective thanks to a fresh die polishing that left microscopic die lines down to right in the obverse fields. The die crack through the base of the date reaches the dentil tips left of star 1 and extends through stars 13 & 12 into the field halfway to star 11. Graded MS63 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #27479. Bland says MS63 and tied for CC#1 in his census. Our grade is MS63 as well. This is a beautiful, unsurpassed example of a tough die variety. Previously removed from a PCGS slab graded MS64RB (PCGS label # 1595.64/7422174). The attribution and Halpern-Ahumada provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer for the variety. PCGS #36559. Estimate Value $4,000 - UP
Ex R. A. Brown-Darwin B. Palmer-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz-C. Douglas Smith-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/1988:306 (as MS65)-John J. Nicholas, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:492-Chris McCawley 6/1992-Manuel Ahumada Collection (includes the Nicholas collection envelope and both lot tickets).
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