Lot 982
1850 N-7 R2 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown, about 70% of the original color showing, mostly on the obverse. Traces of an old fingerprint can be found in the field around star 6 and a thin diagonal nick in the field right of the main curl are the only marks. E-MDS, die state a late. The die lines at the inner curl are strong and the obverse fields are starting to roughen from die wear, strongest in the field before the neck and bust. Called MS64 and tied for CC#11 in the Noyes census, his photo #55022. Our grade is MS65, tied for CC#3 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Mrs. Henry Ford Collection, Stack's 12/7/51:382.
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