Lot 872
1851 N-21 R4 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty light olive brown and bluish steel. Sharply struck with excellent eye appeal. Looks mint state but there is a hint of friction on the highest points. The only marks are a nick at the dentil roots just left of the date and a dull nick on the rim left of star 6. Scarce EDS, die state a, with strong diagonal die lines around ONE CENT. Our grade is AU55. One of the finest known of this tough die state. The attribution and Matthews Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 3 finer: 2 in 63, 1 in 65. Value $225 - UP
Ex Jack H. Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:1591-Robert E. Matthews Collection-Matthews Estate (includes the Superior lot ticket).
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