Lot 842
1853 N-14 R3 Repunched 1. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Lustrous medium chocolate brown and steel with peeps of mint red remaining on the obverse. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. No spots or stains, just a few light contact marks. A diagonal nick in the field under the chin and a nick on the truncation over the 8 are the notable defects. LDS, die state e, with a series of narrow rim cud breaks from star 10 down to star 13. The cuds are small but clearly defined and this is a very nice example of the late die state. The fine repunching under the base of the 1 is faint, nearly worn off the die. Our grade is MS60+. Tied for CC#9 for the die variety in the Grellman census but CC#2 of the LDS. The attribution is shown on the NGC label.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Ace Coins-Phyllis Thompson, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/31/2010:732-Doug Bird-Doug Durasoff.
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