Lot 834
1848 N-5 R4 PCGS graded "Genuine." Repunched Second 8. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned glossy dark chocolate brown with slightly lighter chocolate toning on the portrait and at the bottom of the wreath. The only mark on otherwise flawless surfaces is a tiny, shallow nick in the field over star 2. MDS, die state d, with several fine die cracks through the legend outside the wreath, including one through RICA to the rim off the stem tip. The repunching well right of the base of the second 8 is sharp. Called AU50 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #55050. Our grade is AU55, tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Henry C. Hines-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76 (via Del Bland).
|
| |
| Realized $460 |
