Lot 718
1846 N-6 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Repunched 46. Highly lustrous light greenish olive, a "greenie." The surfaces are satiny and nearly flawless offering outstanding eye appeal. A nick on the coronet over the L in LIBERTY and a shallow planchet flake on the rim over the right side of the F in OF are the best identifying marks. M-LDS, die state b late. The die lines down through the E in STATES are faint and the repunching under the base of the 4 is weak but visible. The repunching under the 6 is clear. Called MS64 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #31431. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#2 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Henry C. Hines, 1949 ANA Sale, lot 1796-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:480.
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