Lot 1245
1855 N-5 R5 PCGS graded MS66 Brown. Lustrous chocolate brown with subtle overtones of light bluish steel in the fields and protected areas. Faint peeps of faded mint color can be found on both sides, but you have to look hard to find them. Sharply struck and quite attractive. The only defects are a tiny speck of carbon over the left point of star 7 and a larger spot of very fine carbon under the tip of the wreath stem. EDS, die state a. The obverse fields are covered with fine die finishing lines, including a relatively strong one from the lowest curl to star 10. Called MS60 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #55160. Our grade is MS63, CC#2 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Anderson Dupont, Stack's 9/24/54:1006-Carter 3/19/70-Del Bland-Jack Collins 8/78-G. Lee Kuntz, Superior 10/6/91:637-Wes Rasmussen 10/92 (via Bob Grellman).
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| Realized $1,495 |
