Lot 617
1848 N-19 R6-. NGC graded Proof 64 Brown. Dark bluish steel brown and chocolate with hints of very faded iridescent rose and violet from mellowed mint color. The strike is very sharp and the fields are reflective in spite of a thin layer of natural oxidation. No spots, stains, or significant hairlines. However, there are two thin vertical planchet creases passing down through ER in LIBERTY to near the ear, plus a very faint parallel planchet fissure from the bottom of the hairbun into the field below where it fades away and another short one on the chin. These marks are all pre-striking planchet flaws that didn't completely press out and disappear when the coin was struck. The fine repunching above the base of the 1 in the date is clear. Our grade is Proof-60. The attribution is noted on the NGC label. Housed in a new 4-pronged NGC holder. Pop 1; 1 finer in PF66BN.
Estimated Value $6,000-UP.
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