Lot 125
1843 N-4 R1 Petite Head, Large Letters PCGS graded MS65 Brown, CAC Approved. Highly lustrous bluish steel and light olive with hints of faded mint color showing in some of the protected areas on both sides. Sharply struck and very attractive, virtually flawless. The best identifying marks, and they are barely visible under magnification, are a tiny diagonal hairline off the tip of the nose, two microscopic specks of darker toning near the curl over star 13, and a very faint spot of slightly darker toning under the I in AMERICA. E-MDS, die state b. The lump under the right end of the base of the 1 is dull but visible and there is a thin sliver of a rim cud under that 1. Normally that cud is wider in this die state but the obverse was slightly misaligned to the bottom leaving the rim relatively thin in that area. A very nice example of this popular "Redbook" variety, the "Petite Head with Large Letters" type. Our grade is MS64. Comes with an important provenance. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 5; 3 finer, 2 in 65+, 1 in 66 for the variety. Estimate Value $2,750 - UP
Ex Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Bowers & Merena 5/20/1996:583-Manuel Ahumada-Doug Bird 12/1997-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Bill Noyes)-Doug Bird 6/2004 (includes the Naftzger collection envelope and Eliasberg lot ticket).
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