Lot 630
1841 N-7 R2 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Repunched 18. Lustrous mellowed mint red faded to steel brown and olive on the devices, nearly half the red showing on both sides. No spots, stains, or notable signs of contact. A tiny, barely visible planchet flake on the lower part of the 4 and a nick-like planchet chip on the right half of star 3 are the best identifying marks, and it takes a strong glass to find these mint-made defects. MDS, die state b early. The delicate repunching on top of the 18 is obvious, strongest on the 1. The small lumps under the 4 and first 1 are still visible and a very faint die crack extends from star 8 down into the field fading out before it reaches the hair below. Called MS65 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #30868. Our grade is MS65, CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex 1979 EAC Sale, 1/13/79:273 (via Myles Z. Gerson).
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