Lot 612
1840 N-7 R3 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Large Date. Bright frosty mint red fading to steel and chocolate, about half the original color still visible. Excellent luster and eye appeal with only a few minor marks. These include a trio of closely spaced spots of darker toning just over the coronet tip and a small splash of lighter toning under the end of the wreath ribbon. Sharply struck rare EDS, die state a, with fine die lines extending down to right from the junction of the hairbuns and tiny lines down to left from the dentils over ES in STATES. The tiny squared lump extending up from the top of the 4 in the date is clear. In addition, this example also shows previously unreported fine repunching on the lower left of the 0 in the date. Called MS64 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #30927. Our grade is MS64+, CC#1 in the Grellman census. Only 4 pieces have been awarded mint state grades in both census lists, so the population of nice ones is quite limited.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Milton A. Holmes, Stack's 10/5/60:1602-Wayte Raymond-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:398.
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