Lot 255
1843 N-12 R1 Petite Hd, Small Ltrs. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Frosty mint red mellowing to steel brown on the highpoints with two-thirds of the red remaining visible. Would rate a higher grade but there is a spot of very fine carbon in the hair right of the ear and traces of an old fingerprint between stars 12 & 13. Sharply struck E-MDS, die state a. The die lines from the dentils over the N in UNITED and MERI in AMERICA are clear. Our grade is net MS63, tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. Comes with a very nice provenance. The attribution and Great Pacific Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer. (PCGS # 405834) Value $1,750 - UP
Ex F. C. C. Boyd-New Netherlands Coin Co.-Lester Merkin-Louis Helfenstein, Lester Merkin 8/14/1964:218 (plated)-unknown-Dr. Tom Turissini, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/1998:1220-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:151-Great Pacific Collection (includes the Turissini and Brown collection envelopes and both Superior lot tickets).
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