Lot 1194
1851 N-14 R2 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Repunched 1. Lustrous bluish steel and chocolate with 10-15% of the faded mint color remaining on both sides. No spots, stains, or contact marks. Virtually perfect except for strike weakness on the stars, especially stars 10-12. The other details are nicely impressed. E-MDS, die state b. The repunching under the left end of the base of the first 1 is visible, but the repunching under the peak is gone. Our grade is MS62+, close to MS63, and tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. And it comes with a nice provenance. Pop 125; 63 finer at PCGS in BN.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Howard R. Newcomb-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/84:673-Mid American Coin Auctions 9/28/84:548-Stack's 6/16/87:1140-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/94:392-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:926.
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| Realized $575 |
