Lot 284
1833/2 N-4 R4 PCGS graded MS64RB. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Overdate 3 over 2. Lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with at least 20% of the bright original mint red remaining. The only marks are a few tiny ticks on the cheek, including a vertical nick just left of the earlobe, and a couple very tiny specks of darker toning at ER in AMERICA. Sharply struck MDS. The die crack through the left stars is strong, especially at star 3, but the section outside the crack has not started to sink. The faint remnants of the 2 under the second 3 are still visible. Called MS63 choice and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #20841. Bland says MS60+ and tied for CC#4. Our grade is MS63. PCGS Population 1; none finer.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Pine Tree Auctions (FCI) 1973 GENA Sale, 9/73:147-Julian Leidman-Myles Z. Gerson-Stanley Kesselman 7/80.
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