Lot 637
1851 N-30 R2 PCGS graded MS65 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous steel brown and chocolate with 10% of the obverse showing mint red. Nearly flawless, and the eye appeal is excellent. The only notable marks are a small spot of crud or darker toning in the field off the middle of the neck and a tiny planchet flake between the tops of the C & A in AMERICA (as struck). Sharply struck EDS, die state a, with full radial lines in all the stars. The points up from the tops of ENT in CENT are clear and the spur from the bottom of the A in STATES is strong. A very nice example of the tough early die state of this variety. Our grade is MS60+, tied for CC#7 for the variety but tied for finest of the early state in the Grellman census. Comes with a nice provenance. PCGS population 3; none finer in BN for the variety at PCGS. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex William H. Sheldon-unknown-Stack's 3/11/1998:152-Chris McCawley 4/1998-Jack Wadlington (The Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 7/16/2015:2584 (includes the Wadlington collection notes and lot ticket).
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