Lot 1125
1848 N-20 R3- PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Repunched 48. Lustrous light to medium brown and light chocolate with traces of mint red on both sides. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas, especially on the reverse. No spots or stains. The only notable mark is a tiny, very light diagonal scratch in the field above star 1. MDS, die state b, with the tops of the C & E in CENT joined by crumbling. The repunching on the 48 remains clear. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 1; 1 finer in 65BN.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Bill Yates, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 10/2/93:240.
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