Lot 487
1851 N-39 R3 PCGS graded MS63 Brown, CAC Approved. Very attractive lustrous bluish steel brown with ample traces of faded mint color showing on both sides. The only notable marks are a light diagonal nick on the chin and a few microscopic ticks on the cheek plus two light nicks on the rim over RI in AMERICA. None of these marks is distracting and the eye appeal is excellent. Nicely struck EDS, die state a. The short bar near the dentils over star 3 is clear. Our grade is MS60+, and it has the eye appeal of a higher grade. Most of the higher grade examples of this die variety are from the later state of the dies. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. Estimate Value $750 - UP
Ex Stack's (privately)-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:1288 (where misattributed as N-26)-J. R. Grellman Collection 8/1992-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1029-Tom Reynolds 5/4/2013-Fred Iskra Collection, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2016:271 (last lot ticket included).
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| Realized $552 |
