Lot 1191
1854 N-5 R3 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Repunched 18. Glossy light chocolate brown with a couple tiny peeps of mint color on both sides. Frosty mint luster covers the fields and protected areas. A splash of darker chocolate brown toning at star 2 and a dull scrape on the tip of the nose and chin are the only marks. MDS, die state b. The repunching on the 18 is dull but visible and there is a double die clashmark at the left top of the O in ONE. Called MS60 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #55147. Our grade is AU58, tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Henry C. Hines-Bruno Crossfield-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76 (via Del Bland).
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