Lot 784
1847 N-23 R5 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red changing to light olive and steel brown with at least a third of the mint color remaining. Excellent eye appeal with only a few trivial defects, including a small spot of darker chocolate brown toning at the dentils right of star 13 and faint traces of an old fingerprint in the field under star 7 and more at stars 11-13. The remainder of the marks are tiny ticks or specks that require strong magnification to locate and are not at all distracting. The devices are sharply struck, but only a few of the stars show all their radial lines, which is typical for this variety. MDS, die state c early. The die cracks through MERI, ATE, and OF are clear but the one through ITED is faint. Called MS63 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31449. Our grade is MS63+, close to MS64, and CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:524.
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