Lot 706
1848 N-25 R4. NGC graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Frosty olive and steel with at least a third of the bright original mint red remaining. Sharply struck and virtually flawless offering outstanding eye appeal. The only marks, and they are trivial, are a very faint horizontal hairline in the field between star 3 and the lips plus some tiny specks of dark bluish steel toning scattered over both sides, including one on the upper left of the C in CENT and another at the right top of the first A in AMERICA. Late die state, die state c, with extensive crumbling on the reverse and the top of the 1 in the date crumbled to the bust above. Our grade is MS63. CC#1 in the Grellman census by a good margin over a few pieces graded MS60 that display little if any mint color. This is a new discovery that should attract serious attention from advanced collectors.
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
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| Realized $3,450 |
