Lot 138
1848 N-6 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous light steel brown with a spot of reddish olive toning on the U in UNITED. The only other mark is a tiny, light diagonal nick or planchet chip low on the neck. The surfaces are covered with attractive satiny mint luster and the eye appeal is excellent. MDS, die state d early. The die crack through MER is heavy and the section outside the crack is shifted outward with the rim slightly raised. A neat die state. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 1 finer in 65 for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $500-UP
Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/6/1984:1849-Tony Terranova-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1990 EAC Sale, lot 358-R. S Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:514-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:266-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the collection envelopes of Naftzger, Brown, and Holmes plus the lot tickets from the Starr, Brown, and Holmes sales).
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| Realized $911 |
