Lot 414
1853 N-4 R3+ Repunched 3 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Frosty mint red fading to steel brown on the devices, about a third of the mint red remaining on both sides. Attractive satiny mint luster covers the planchet. Choice except for a few tiny carbon spots scattered over the obverse, including one on the forehead and another on the left point of star 8. The only signs of contact are a couple ticks on the cheek. E-MDS, die state a. The repunching over the 3 is sharp and the die lines over the N in UNITED are dull but clearly visible. Called MS62 and CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #30668. Our grade is net MS62, tied for CC#2 honors in the Grellman census. This is a variety that is difficult to find in high grade, and only 4 are known in mint state. PCGS population 1; the finest graded of the variety. Estimated Value $2,000-UP
Ex Anderson Dupont, Stack's 9/24/1954:975-Doris E. Nelson-Toby and Doris E (Nelson) Szymanski (the "TAD" collection) Stack's 2/4/1976:179 (via Jerry Bobbe)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:1144-Dan Holmes, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:537 (the Naftzger collection envelope is included).
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| Realized $2,990 |
