Lot 658
1854 N-20 R3 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate with a third of the obverse showing faded mint red while only 5% of the reverse retains mint color. The luster is a bit subdued by a thin layer of natural oxidation, especially on the reverse. The only notable mark is a spot of very fine carbon on the upper part of the D in UNITED. LDS, die state b. The top of the stray 1 sticking up from the dentils under the right side of the 8 is faint, barely visible. Our grade is MS62, CC#7 overall but finest of the late die state in the Grellman census. Pop 96; 85 finer, 3 in 64+, 71 in 65, 3 in 65+, 8 in 66. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex 1986 Georgia Numismatic Association Sale, Mid American Rare Coins 5/23/1986:516-J. R. Frankenfield, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/17/2001:1839.
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| Realized $1,528 |
