Lot 866
1848 N-21 R3- PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to light chocolate and steel brown on the devices, nearly two-thirds of the frosty red remaining. Just a few trivial marks from perfect including a tiny planchet chip on the tip of the nose and traces of an old fingerprint stars 9 & 10. MDS, die state c, with the bottom of the E in CENT filled with crumbling. Called MS63 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #30463. Our grade is MS64+, CC#1 by a small margin in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Pinetree 1/76-Bill Noyes 6/4/84.
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