Lot 917
1849 N-4 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Lustrous light olive and medium brown with 10-15% of the mint color showing, mostly on the reverse. Excellent eye appeal, a few small spots of slightly darker chocolate brown toning removed from choice. The notable marks are a small splash of microscopic carbon off the left point of star 13 and a tiny carbon spot at the dentils over the T in UNITED. M-LDS, die state c late. The strong die lines at UN are gone, several additional die cracks have formed around the reverse legend, and the points down from the main curl over the tip of the inner curl are weak. Called MS63 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #30625. Our grade is MS62, tied for CC#6 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Dr. James O. Sloss, Abe Kosoff 10/21/59L:270.
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