Lot 1246
1855 N-7 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Lustrous light chocolate and steel brown with traces of mint color remaining, mostly on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and the eye appeal is excellent. The notable marks are a bit of dark carbon covering the I in AMERICA and a dull vertical scratch down from the left end of the base of the E in CENT. M-LDS, die state c. The die clashmark over N in CENT is faint and a fine die crack extends from the top of the N in UNITED to the dentils above. Called MS60 and tied for CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #31622. Our grade is MS60+, tied for CC#9 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex French's auction 4/25/46, lot # not recorded.
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