Lot 213
1828 N-9 R4 PCGS graded MS65RB. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to steel and light chocolate brown with 25% of the original color remaining on the obverse, 50% on the reverse. The only marks are a few tiny spots of darker toning in the field close before the face, some more over the T in CENT, and a tiny pinscratch close over the upper right point of star 11. Great eye appeal. Nicely struck, only two of the stars not showing full radial lines. E-MDS. The dentils are crisp around both sides and the fine die lines at F-A are clear. Called MS65 choice and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #21243. Bland says MS65 and CC#1 as well. According to Noyes, there are only 2 other examples in mint state, both MS62, and Bland's census lists this piece as the only confirmed mint state example. Our grade is MS64+, close to MS65. No matter how you look at it, this one is the undisputed finest known for the variety. PCGS Population 1; none finer.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex "The South Shore Hoard"-H. E. Morey 9/1900-Allison W. Jackman-Henry Chapman 6/28/1918:767-Virgil M. Brand-Charles Green (Ruth Green) 11/26/51.
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