Lot 84
1846 N-17 R4 Small Date AU50. Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with tiny splashes of darker chocolate and olive brown toning on the obverse, the largest of these on the truncation above the 84. The only contact mark is a small vertical nick midway between the nostril and the front edge of the eye. EDS, die state a. The reverse is uncracked. The portrait is covered with the always-present "moonscape" roughness that is seen on high grade examples of this variety. A nice example of a neat variety. Tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census. Estimated Value $250-UP
Ex Bob Campbell (All About Coins) 8/1988-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth 4/18/2009-Fred Iskra Collection (includes the Ellsworth collection envelope).
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| Realized $470 |
