Lot 67
1824 N-4 R2 PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Lustrous light olive and steel brown with delicate overtones of light bluish steel. Frosty and very attractive. No spots or stains, just a few microscopic ticks on the cheek and in the field off the tip of the nose, none notable. The best identifying mark is a tiny diagonal nick over the left side of the O in ONE. MDS. The obverse is cracked, as usual, and most of the inner circle from star 6 to star 8 remains visible. Graded MS63 and CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #21517. Bland says MS60+ and tied for CC#3 in his census. Our grade is MS62. Comes with a very nice provenance. The attribution and Naftzger-Ahumada provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; tied for finest BN of the variety at both services. PCGS #36775. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP
Ex S. W. Freeman, Kreisberg/Schulman 5/23/1958:1218-Frank H. Masters, Rare Coin Company of America 5/14/1971:222-Jack Collins-C. Douglas Smith-Jerry A. Bobbe 10/1976-Myles Z. Gerson 7/1980-R. E. Naftzger Jr., 4/2002-Manuel Ahumada Collection (includes the Collins collection envelope that also served the later owners).
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