Lot 159
1837 N-3 R1 Plain Hair Cord, Medium Letters PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown, CAC Approved. Choice lustrous medium steel brown and light olive with a third of the mint red remaining on both sides. The only notable marks, and they are trivial, are a small puff of darker bluish steel toning at the dentil tips right of star 11 and faint traces of an old fingerprint on the front of the face. MDS. The die cracks on the reverse are clear (an uncracked example is unknown) and fine die clashmarks are visible on both sides. A very nice Red & Brown example of the Plain Hair Cords type. Not seen by Noyes or Bland. Our grade is MS63+, close to MS64. The attribution and Ahumada provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 3; tied for finest RB of the variety at both services. PCGS #37154. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Heritage 1991 Spring ANA Sale, lot 92 (lot ticket included).
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