Lot 851
1853 N-29 R3. PCGS graded MS-63 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel and olive brown with about a third of the mint red remaining. The notable marks are a thin, faint streak of darker toning caused by planchet impurity from the top of the head to the lower points of star 8 and a tiny, barely visible scuff that breaks the frost in the field close before the chin. MDS, die state b. The die lines at the throat are gone and the ones from the dentils at stars 1-2 are dull but still visible. Our grade is consistent with the PCGS grade, tied for CC#3 in the Grellman census. The attribution is shown on the PCGS label (PCGS # 406048) .
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Ron Czwakiel, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 10/1/2000:1489-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/20/2010:1235.
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| Realized $793 |
