Lot 773
1847 N-14 R3+ PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Frosty olive and steel with satiny mint luster covering the planchet and underlying very faded hints of mint color bleeding through in protected areas on the obverse. Essentially flawless, void of any notable spots, stains, or contact marks. The best identifying mark is a faint, barely visible hairline scratch extending into the field from the tip of the leaf below NT in CENT. Sharply struck with full radial lines in all the stars and fully impressed devices throughout. Great eye appeal needing only a bit more luster to reach gem status. M-LDS, die state c, with an added die crack through the top of ME. The die lines from the dentils left of star 1 are dull but remain visible. Called MS63 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #31042. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#3 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex 1982 EAC Sale 3/13/82:419-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1092.
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