Lot 443
1851 N-15 R4 MS64. Slightly faded mint red mellowing to light steel brown, at least half the red remaining. Covered with attractive satiny mint luster, virtually flawless. It is difficult to select any identifying marks, but a tiny speck of dark toning on the leaf tip left of the O in ONE and a tiny flake on the rim over the second T in TATES will have to do. MDS, die state a late. The points from the main curl over the inner curl are dull but clearly visible and the obverse fields are slightly rough from fine die flowlines. Tied for CC#6 overall but finest of the pre-hoard die states. DWH #2158.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 12/4/84:1889-Stack's 3/17/87:236-Walter Dudgeon, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 7/30/94:393-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:930.
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