Lot 153
1819 N-10 R4. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. CAC. Frosty steel brown and light olive with hints of underlying very faded mint color showing on both sides. Nicely struck and quite attractive with only a few trivial marks. The notable ones are a small spot of darker toning (not carbon) off the upper right point of star 4 and a tiny scuff in the field close to the lips. M-LDS. The die is cracked from the 9 to stars 13-10, and the bottom of the C in CENT has been lapped off the die. Our grade is MS60+. The attribution and Doug Bird Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 1 finer in 65. (PCGS # 36655) Value $1,750 - UP
Ex Heritage Auctions 3/17/2011:3037-Douglas F. Bird Collection (lot ticket included).
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