Lot 84
1827 N-3 R2 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Lustrous medium steel brown and chocolate with lighter steel brown and tan faded down from mint color in some of the protected areas. Smooth and very attractive with just a hint of friction on the highest points of the devices. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas. The best identifying marks are a small rim nick at the T in UNITED and a puff of slightly darker steel brown toning at RI in AMERICA. MDS with the usual spidery crack through the ear down onto the neck. Graded AU55 and tied for CC#2 of the confirmed examples in the Bland census. Noyes photo #29603. Our grade is AU50+, close to AU55. Comes with a very nice provenance. The attribution and Newcomb-Ahumada provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer, 1 in 63, 1 in 64, 1 in 66 for the variety. PCGS #36844. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau & C0., 5/16/1945:582-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:193-Roger S. Cohen, Jr., Superior 2/2/1992:1155-Manuel Ahumada Collection (includes the Newcomb collection pillbox and last 2 lot tickets).
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| Realized $3,290 |
