Lot 352
1843 N-12 R1 Petite Head, Small Letters PCGS graded MS65 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous medium steel brown and light chocolate with underlying faded mint red covering at least 10% of the obverse and brighter mint color showing on nearly half of the reverse. The fields are hard and smooth, void of any flowlines. Only a few trivial marks, including several ticks under star 7 and a tiny struck-through line off the left end of the crossbar of the 4, as struck. EDS, die state a (the die state of the proofs and earliest business strikes). The fine die finishing lines are clear on both sides and the rim cud break at the U in UNITED has not formed. Called MS63 and CC#2 of the business strikes in the Noyes census, his photo #31076. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#1 of the business strikes in the Grellman census. The attribution and Naftzger-Heard provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; tied for finest of the variety graded MS BN at both services. PCGS #405833. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex 1979 EAC Sale, lot 274 (via Myles Z. Gerson)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:664-Legend Numismatics 5/23/2011-Gene Heard Collection (includes the Naftzger collection envelope).
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| Realized $3,055 |
