Lot 251
1827 N-11 R1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous light brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints and traces of faded mint red showing on both sides, mostly on the obverse. The obverse appears choice to the unaided eye, but a good glass reveals a couple faint hairline scratches, one through star 1 to the earlobe and another through star 3 fading out in the field just before the forehead. In addition, there is a small carbon spot under the first T in STATES, one inside the N in CENT, and another on the wreath stem right of that T. LDS with crumbling on the front edge of the brow and similar crumbling nestled between the upper lip and bottom edge of the nose. Called MS63 and tied for CC#3 in the Bland census. Noyes says AU55 net AU50, his photo #25337. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS64BN (NGC label included). Our grade is MS60. Pop 1; 2 in 64, 1 in 66. Only 4 examples graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2603 (PCGS # 36868) .
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Ex Robert Siegel Auction Galleries 10/85:10-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3535 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label).
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