Lot 340
1839/6 N-1 R3+ Overdate 9 over 6 PCGS graded XF45. Choice glossy steel brown and medium chocolate, the reverse a few shades lighter than the obverse. The obverse is virtually flawless while the reverse shows a couple trivial defects, including a small spot of darker olive toning over the O in ONE and some extremely faint roughness at the second S in STATES extending to near the O in OF. LDS, Newcomb’s state III, with a strong die crack from the dentils under star 4 to the nose and eye plus another from the ear exiting the hair just below the hair bun through star 11 to the dentils at right. This example is sharp enough to see that the two die cracks are connected diagonally by a crack high on the cheekbone, thereby confirming this is a true bisecting die crack. A wonderful example of the impressive late die state, and both die cracks are bold. The overdate feature remains obvious. Called VF35 and second finest of the late die state in the Bland census. Our grade is VF35 as well. The attribution and Holmes-Heard provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 6 finer, 1 in 53, 2 in 55, 2 in 58, 1 in 65+ for the variety. PCGS #37261. Estimate Value $7,500 - UP
Ex Q. David Bowers 9/1970-Harlan Berk-William R. T. Smith 10/1973-John M. Ward, Jr.-unknown-Denis Loring 5/2006-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:540-Gene Heard Collection (includes the Ward collection envelope and Holmes lot ticket).
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