Lot 620
1840 N-12 R1 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Small Date. The obverse is an attractive sea-green and light bluish steel brown, a classic "Greenie." The reverse is a more common frosty light steel brown with subtle hints of bluish steel overtone in the fields. Sharply struck and quite attractive. A small swipe of darker olive brown toning at the ER in AMERICA is the only notable mark. EDS, die state a, with a small but clear lump defect under the base of the 1 and fine die lines over NITE in UNITED and ER in AMERICA. This is the Newcomb-12 die state for these dies. Called AU55 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #30973. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Ray Gallo 11/1960 (via Abner Kreisberg).
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