Lot 130
1846 N-8 R1 Small Date PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints with at least half the original mint color remaining. The best identifying marks are a tiny planchet chip in the field midway between the chin and the bottom of star 3 (as struck), a collection of microscopic specks of darker toning between the coronet and star 5, and a speck of dark toning on the bottom edge of the 6 in the date. LDS, die state b. The die lines at the throat and around the N in ONE are faint, essentially gone. Our grade is MS64, CC#5 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; finest graded of the variety at PCGS. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
Ex Superior 5/31/1992:626-Dr. Tom Turissini, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/1998:1231-unknown-Stack's 5/2008:1074-Tony Terranova 6/2008.
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| Realized $3,525 |
