Lot 1184
1854 N-1 R3 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Frosty light olive and steel brown with 20% of the mint color remaining. There are several spots of dark toning on the obverse, including one in the hair under ER in LIBERTY, another in the hair over that T, one left of star 2, and a couple tiny ones over the hairbun. No notable signs of contact, but there are a few tiny low spots or planchet flakes at the throat and in the field before the lips, as struck. Scarce E-MDS, die state a, with smooth fields on both sides and without the usually seen flowline connecting the right base of the 4 to the dentils below. Called MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #30726. Our grade is MS62, tied for CC#2 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/84:1924 (via Tony Terranova).
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