Lot 139
1851 N-6 R1 Both 1's Repunched PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous bright mint red mellowing to light steel brown on the highpoints with three-fourths of the original red remaining. A beautiful, very impressive cent. The only marks are a spot of fine reddish carbon nestled between the two curls on the lower part of the neck and a couple small puffs of slightly darker toning in the field at the lowest curl over star 13. E-MDS, die state b. The repunching on the 1's is dull but clearly visible, and the earlier diagonal die lines behind the date are gone. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#2 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; the only RB example of the variety graded at either service. Estimate Value $3,500 - UP
Ex Doug Bird 12/1997-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Bill Noyes)-Doug Bird 6/2004 (includes the Naftzger collection envelope).
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