Lot 448
1839 N-4 R1 PCGS graded MS64BN. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Silly Head. Lustrous golden light tan with light steel toning on the highpoints. A small spot of darker toning in the field close before the middle of the nose is the only defect visible without a strong glass. Sharply struck E-MDS with a dull horizontal dash over the dentils tips between the 3 & 9 in the date and a larger one near the dentils right of the 9. Called MS65 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says MS63 and tied for CC#4, his photo #27341. Our grade is MS63+. PCGS Population 1; 1 finer in 65BN.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb, J. C. Morgenthau 5/16/45:706-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:379-John J. Nicholas, Superior 2/2/92:615.
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