Lot 762
1847 N-7 R2+ PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous light olive and chocolate brown with attractive overtones of frosty sea green, especially on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny, nearly flawless. The only marks are a small spot of darker brown toning under star 10, a speck of dark olive toning left of star 1, and a tiny nick on the edge of the coronet over the B in LIBERTY. Sharply struck with full radial lines in all the stars and fully impressed devices on both sides. Rare M-LDS, die state c, with strong rim cud breaks under the 18 to star 1. Called MS63 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #31594. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#2 overall but tied for finest known of the die state in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Darnell, Abe Kosoff 5/3/1952:565.
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