Lot 204
1825 N-8 R3+ PCGS graded MS64 Brown. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Very attractive highly lustrous light olive and sea green. Great eye appeal for the grade. The only marks are a small spot of darker toning in the field over star 1 and a microscopic nearly horizontal hairline close under the E in CENT. Nicely struck EDS with crisp dentils around both sides and clear inner circle segments around the obverse. Most but not all of the stars show radial lines. The obverse die is uncracked and there is no trace of crumbling at the dentil roots around star 12. Struck very slightly off center to K-3. Called MS63 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #20548. Bland says MS60+ and tied for CC#3 among the confirmed examples. Our grade is MS63. Pop 1; 1 in 66. Only 2 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #3536.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex Peter Mougey, Thomas L. Elder 9/1/1910:146-William Sleicher, S. H. Chapman 10/9/1919:1065-unknown-Herman Halpern, Stack's 3/16/88:395-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldberg’s 2/1/2009:163.
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