Lot 1132
1848 N-27 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous light chocolate and steel with 15% of the mint red remaining. There are some microscopic specks of darker toning on the obverse, none visible without the aid of a glass, plus a tiny tick in the field midway between the chin and star 1. A faint spot of darker toning right of the nostril and another at the dentil tips left of star 5 are good identifying marks. M-LDS, die state f, with several fine die cracks on the reverse. Our grade is MS62+, CC#4 in the Grellman census. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 1; 3 finer in 65BN.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/98:222-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:598.
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| Realized $834 |
