Lot 1295
1857 N-1 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Large Date. Stray 18 in Dentils. Frosty light olive and steel brown with half the slightly faded mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. No spots or stains, only a few microscopic ticks from flawless. The notable defects are a dull nick on the inside points of star 4, a depression on the top of the 7 (as struck), and a thin diagonal struck-through line off the right end of the eyebrow (also as struck). Sharply struck EDS, die state a. The die lines over UNI are sharp and the tops of the stray 18 are clearly visible in the dentils below the normal 8. Called MS63 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #31323. Our grade is MS64+, close to MS65, and tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Bowers & Ruddy 11/10/72:974.
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