Lot 486
1851 N-24 R3 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty medium steel brown and chocolate with traces of reddish tan faded down from mint color on the reverse. The surfaces are smooth and the only notable defects are a minor rim bruise at star 2 and another at star 5. E-MDS, die state b. The short horizontal die lines from the dentils under star 1 are faint, nearly gone, but the lines at the neck and curls are clear. The dentils on the lower part of the obverse and upper part of the reverse are softly impressed, a result of axially misaligned dies associated with this die state. Our grade is AU50, tied for CC#9 in the Grellman census. Noyes photo #37651. The attribution and Twin Leaf Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $275 - UP
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auction 8/16/1991:270-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 9/13/1997:327-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 11/16/2016:90041 (includes the Rasmussen collection envelope and all 3 lot tickets).
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| Realized $252 |
