Lot 881
1854 N-29 R3 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Attractive frosty bluish steel brown and light olive with generous traces of faded mint red on both sides. Nearly flawless. The best identifying marks are a tiny spot of darker toning in the field off the upper lip, a dull nick hidden on star 1 where it blends in with the radial star lines, and a few vertical ticks in the field before the nose. MDS, die state b, with a double set of die clashmarks on the reverse. Our grade is MS62, tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; none finer for the variety, only 2 examples graded at PCGS in BN.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
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