Lot 81
1826 N-9 R3 PCGS graded MS64+ Brown. Frosty light to medium steel brown and light chocolate with peeps of faded mint color in some of the protected areas on both sides. Looks choice mint state but there is a hint of rub on the highest points of the portrait. The notable marks are a quartet of tiny pinpricks in the field off the brow lock, a thin meandering line of darker toning associated with a microscopic planchet lamination at stars 12 & 13, and a spot of darker toning right of the F in OF. MDS. There is a very fine die crack that meanders down the reverse but the obverse is uncracked. The repunching at the base of the T in CENT remains clear. Graded MS60 net AU55 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #35611. Our grade is AU58. The attribution and Ahumada provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer in 65 for the variety. PCGS #36832. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Bowers & Merena (privately as MS63)-Manuel Ahumada Collection.
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