Lot 1195
1854 N-8 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red mellowing to steel brown on the devices, at least two-thirds of the planchet showing mint color. The only marks are some small spots of darker toning, including one on the right bottom of the 8, another in the field before the nose, and a third just right of star 6. Nicely struck E-MDS, die state a late. The fields are satiny from microscopic die flowlines. Called MS65 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #30679. Our grade is MS65, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Bowers & Ruddy 11/10/72:947.
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| Realized $1,725 |
