Lot 51
1844 N-6 R3+ PCGS graded AU58. Glossy chocolate brown and olive with generous traces of faded mint red remaining on both sides. No spots or stains. The only marks are two diagonal nicks in the field between star 12 and the main curl and another between stars 6 & 7. EDS, die state a, with smooth, slightly reflective fields on both sides. The die lines at the throat and chin are sharp and the reverse is uncracked. The strike is better than most of this variety, but it does have softness at the ear, coronet tip, and many of the upper stars. A properly struck example of the variety is unknown to Grellman. Perhaps the strike softness resulted in the grade assessment by PCGS. Nonetheless, our grade is MS60, tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. Noyes photo #30306. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer, 1 in 62, 1 in 64 for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $750-UP
Ex Doug Bird 1990-Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz 3/1991-J. R. Grellman Collection 1/2012-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Shalowitz and Grellman collection envelopes).
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