Lot 82
1843 N-4 R1 Petite Head, Reverse of 1844 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Lustrous medium chocolate brown and steel. The fields are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. However a glass reveals some contact marks scattered over both sides, the only significant one being a dull vertical scratch left of the O in ONE. Nicely struck EDS, die state a, with minor repunching visible under the right base of the 1. Our grade is AU55 sharpness net EF45. The attribution and Twin Leaf provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 12 finer in BN. Estimate Value $300 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley (as RVM)-Gary M. Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/19/1995:300-Jack Wadlington (the Twin Leaf Collection), Stack's Bowers 3/2/2016:11017-William Hamilton Collection (includes the Ruttenberg collection envelope and Wadlington collection notes plus both lot tickets).
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| Realized $660 |
