Lot 68
1818 N-8 R3 PCGS graded MS64BN. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown and light chocolate with hints of very faded mint color in protected areas of the obverse. There are overtones of darker steel toning on the obverse and a splash of chocolate toning at NI in UNITED, plus a spot of shallow reddish brown verdigris in the field over star 2 and a light contact mark in the field right of star 4. LDS with a series of small rim cud breaks at stars 5-8, the breaks extending down inside the dentils at stars 5 & 8. Called MS62 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #20814. Bland says MS60+ and CC#1. Our grade is MS60+. PCGS Population 1; none finer.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Judge Joseph Sawicki, Stack's 2/27/54:637-Walter Breen-Thomas P. Warfield, Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/28/55:442-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-Del Bland 9/76.
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| Realized $4,600 |
