Lot 620
1848 N-22 R1. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Light olive and golden brown with slightly darker bluish steel and olive toning covering the reverse. Slightly faded mint red covers 5% of the obverse, 15% of the reverse. The luster is subdued by a thin layer of oxidation that could easily be removed to expose the underlying mint frost, thus improving the eye appeal and grade. The only mark is a tiny speck of darker toning midway between stars 10 & 11. LDS, die state e, with a die line added through the top of the N in ONE. Our grade is MS62, tied for CC#2 overall but tied for finest of the late state in the Grellman census. The attribution is noted on the NGC label.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Cliff Kolbus, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/31/93:172-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:578-Bowers & Merena 11/02:496 (via Don Valenziano)-Phyllis Thompson.
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| Realized $834 |
