Lot 316
1853 N-17 R1 Repunched 1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Frosty medium steel brown and light chocolate with hints of underlying very faded mint red in protected areas on both sides. Attractive and nearly flawless. The best identifying marks are a tiny planchet lamination in the dentils under the right edge of the base of the 1 and a tiny, very light diagonal nick left of the earlobe. MDS, die state b. The repunching left of the base of the 1 remains visible but the earlier die lines from the dentils under the date and star 1 are gone. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#9 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Siegel-Brown-Ellsworth provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $300-UP
Ex Robert Siegel Auctions 10/29/1985:14-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:419-R. S. Brown, Jr., 1999 EAC Sale, lot 662-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 1/11/2014-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Rasmussen, Brown, and Ellsworth collection envelopes and all 3 lot tickets).
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