Lot 1127
1852 N-17 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Repunched 1. Frosty light chocolate and bluish steel brown with satiny mint luster covering the planchet. Darker toning is nestled around star 8 and a spot of dark olive toning hangs down from star 10. Faded mint red covers 5-10% of the planchet, mostly on the reverse. Both sides show a few tiny contact marks as well, including several faint ones along the jawline and top of the neck. MDS, die state c. The repunching under the base of the 1 is gone except for a faint trace at the left end, and the lump on the E in ONE is clear. The fields are satiny, not heavily flowlined from the outer points of the stars. Called AU55 and tied for CC#21 in the Noyes census, his photo #55079. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#15 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $350-UP.
Ex Stack's 11/20/67:592.
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