Lot 496
1837 N-15 R3+ VF35. VF-35. Choice glossy medium brown. Smooth, virtually flawless surfaces. Great eye appeal for the grade. M-LDS. There is a new die crack up from the upper point of star 4 to the dentils at star 5 that nearly parallels the earlier crack, and a fine crack reaches from star 12 down to the dentils right of star 13. Rim cud breaks show from star 7.5 to star 9.5 and from star 11 to star 12. The die cracks on the reverse are strong and new radial cracks connect the O in OF and the M & C in AMERICA to the dentils. The radial crack from the R in AMERICA is now doubled at the bottom. A premium example of this scarce variety and a neat die state. DWH #3324.
Estimated Value $200-UP.
Ex Kagin’s (retail) 1/81-Del Bland-Stuart Hodge-Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 2/11/07:754.
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