Lot 1299
1857 N-2 R1+ PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Small Date. Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown, 75% of the mellowed mint color remaining on both sides. Superb eye appeal. The only marks of any significance are a couple barely visible contact marks on the cheek and neck, only a tick on the front edge of the neck visible without a glass, and a speck of dark toning in the dentils over the A in STATES plus a dull nick hidden in the wreath just right of the ribbon. The tip of the coronet is weakly struck, as usual on this variety. EDS, die state a. The fine die lines over UNITE are sharp. Called MS64 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #31616. Our grade is MS65, CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Dr. Ken Sartoris 7/72 (via Denis Loring).
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