Lot 713
1846 N-5 R2 PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Repunched 1. Lustrous light chocolate brown with slightly darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Hints of very faded mint color can be imagined in a few places. The surfaces are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal. The only defects are some darker toning hidden in protected creases at the top of the ear, some more that is easily missed in folds of the main curl, and a spot of dark toning that joins the bottoms of the E & N in CENT. Sharply struck EDS, die state a, with fine die lines from the dentils under star 13. The repunching on the bottom of the 1 is strong, and less-obvious repunching shows on the other 3 digits as well thanks to the strong strike from the early state of these dies. Called MS62 and CC#3 in the Noyes census, his photo #31168. Our grade is MS62, CC#4 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Dr. George P. French, B. Max Mehl 1929 FPL, lot 666-B. Max Mehl 4/47.
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