Lot 253
1842 N-4 R2 Large Date. PCGS graded MS-65 Brown. Lustrous olive and bluish steel with traces of mellowed mint red on the obverse and a third of the reverse showing brighter mint red. Nearly flawless surfaces with excellent eye appeal. The best identifying marks are a very faint diagonal hairline under star 9 and a tiny tick on the rim over right edge of the E in UNITED. LDS, die state c. The tiny die line from the upper part of the neck is gone. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer. (PCGS # 405818) Value $1,250 - UP
Ex Douglas F. Bird 12/1994-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:92-Great Pacific Collection (includes the Brown collection envelope and lot ticket).
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| Realized $2,520 |
