Lot 1109
1852 N-8 R2 PCGS graded MS66 Red & Brown. The obverse is lustrous blazing bright mint red while the reverse is frosty very faded red shifting to steel brown. The notable marks are a spot of dark toning in the main curl, a few microscopic ticks on the cheek, a speck of carbon resting on the top of the first S in STATES, and a few ticks off the tip of the wreath stem. MDS, die state c, with faint radial die cracks from the tip of the coronet and lowest curl. The reverse is uncracked. Called MS63 and tied for CC#10 in the Noyes census, his photo #55141. Our grade is MS64+, tied for CC#7 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Richard S. Herman 1983.
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