Lot 633
1853 N-25 R1. MS-64. Repunched 1 & 3. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint color remaining on the obverse, 10% on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and virtually flawless. The only mark is a splash of slightly darker reddish chocolate brown toning in the field under star 5. M-LDS, die state b. The usual hoard die state for the variety, but this is a nice one. The repunching on the 1 & 3 remains visible.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
Ex Myles Z. Gerson-Dr. Phil Ralls 2/93-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1229.
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