Lot 759
1850 N-13 R3+ MS62. Lustrous bluish steel brown and light chocolate with traces of mint red remaining on the obverse and nearly 10% of the red showing on the reverse. No spots or stains, only a few microscopic marks from choice. The notable ones are a very faint hairline from just right of star 2 to the field off the tip of the nose, a small spot of darker toning on the left bottom of the 8, and a faint spot of reddish brown toning under the left point of star 10. Rare EDS, die state a. The reverse is uncracked, and the fields are slightly reflective and covered with fine die finishing lines. There is no hint of die sinking on the reverse as usually seen on this variety. Tied for CC#3 honors overall for the variety and tied for finest of the early state in the Grellman census. Comes with a nice provenance.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Doug Bird 4/1995-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:813-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:401 (both lot tickets included along with the Brown and Holmes collection envelopes).
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| Realized $1,234 |
