Lot 1276
1856 N-10 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Upright 5. The obverse is lustrous mint red mellowing to bluish steel brown and chocolate, at least 75% of the red remaining, and offers superb eye appeal. The reverse is frosty steel and light olive brown faded down from mint color with underlying very faded red bleeding through in the fields and protected areas. The only marks are a few tiny low spots inside the wreath (as struck), a tiny rim nick over the D in UNITED, and a speck of darker toning near the dentils off the tip of the wreath stem. E-MDS, die state a late. The die lines from the dentils over the R in AMERICA are clear but the fine one up from the dentils left of the date is very faint, virtually gone. Called MS63 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #31619. Our grade is MS65, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex W. E. Johnson 3/21/67.
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