Lot 137
1850 N-15 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Very attractive lustrous mint red fading to light steel brown on the highpoints of the devices. The obverse is nearly full red while the reverse displays two-thirds of the original mint color. Sharply struck and absolutely beautiful. A flawless gem if not for a few small contact marks at the bottom of the E in CENT. EDS, die state a. The fine die lines from the dentils over star 5 are crisp. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#7 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Koshkarian provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 4; none finer for the variety at PCGS. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/14/1992:267-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:823-Tom Reynolds, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 1/2004:1563-Tom Reynolds 2/2005 (includes the first 2 lot tickets).
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| Realized $1,821 |
