Lot 55
1845 N-3 R4 PCGS graded AU58. Glossy medium chocolate brown and darker olive. There are numerous tiny spots in the field before the portrait plus a couple nicks at star 2 and a nick on the left side of the O in ONE. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state a late. The reverse is uncracked and microscopic radial die flowlines are starting to show at the dentil tips on that side. Our grade is EF45+, close to AU50. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer in 63 for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $200-UP
Ex Jonathan Kern 9/15/1989-March Wells 3/1990-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:194-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Wells and Brown collection envelopes and the Brown lot ticket).
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| Realized $705 |
