Lot 278
1829 N-3 R3 EF45. Small Letters Reverse. EF-45. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty medium brown toning in protected areas of the reverse. The surfaces are flawless, smooth and very attractive. The strike is well above average for the variety with the portrait and wreath fully impressed. The best identifying mark, and it required a careful search to find, is a small nick on the dentil directly under the tip of the wreath ribbon. An outstanding example of the popular Small Letters Reverse type. LDS. The upper part all three of the A's in the reverse legend are filled, as always, and the dentil tips are fading into flowlines around both sides. Removed from a PCI slab graded MS63BN (PCI label included, and the label incorrectly calls this a "Large Letters" type). Tied for CC#2. DWH #2478.
Estimated Value $4,000-UP.
Ex McCawley & Grellman Auctions/ Superior 5/30/04:143 (via Chris McCawley).
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| Realized $5,750 |
