Lot 425
1851 N-1 R3 Base of first 1 Repunched MS63. Lustrous steel brown with more than a third of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. There is a speck of carbon in the dentils under the 5, a small pinprick in the field over star 3, and a couple tiny ticks on the rim at star 10. MDS die state b. The diagonal die lines at the date are gone and the ones at the N in UNITED are dull. The repunching at the base of the first 1 is clear. Tied for CC#4 with one other example that has less mint color. DWH #2150.
Estimated Value $350-UP.
Ex Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1990 EAC Sale, lot 431-Wes Rasmussen, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/8/98:320-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:873.
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| Realized $604 |
