Lot 559
1811/0 S-286 R3 Overdate 1 over 0. PCGS graded AU-58. Turban Head. Lustrous chocolate and lighter brown, the reverse predominately the lighter color showing traces of faded mint red in protected areas around STAT. Sharply struck and very attractive, just a hint of friction on the highest points from mint state. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a faint scuff in the field at the dentils over the head, a spot of extremely faint roughness in the field midway between the throat and star 2, and a barely visible speck of reddish carbon at the dentils under the final digit in the date. E-MDS, Breen state II, with blurry die clashmarks inside the right edge of the wreath. Called AU55 net AU50 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #38132. Bland says AU55 and alone at CC#1. Either way, this is as good as it gets for this scarce and very popular "Redbook" overdate variety. Our grade is AU55. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS61BN (NGC label included, and it shows the Rasmussen provenance). NGC population 1; 1 finer in MS62; 1 finer in MS63 at NGC for the variety. PCGS population 1; Finest graded at PCGS. DWH #3400.
Estimated Value $50,000-UP.
Ex Steinmetz 7/94-Denis Loring 7/94-J. B. MacDonald 8/99-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3348-Denis Loring 4/27/07.
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