Lot 245
1851 N-13 R1 PCGS graded MS62 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous medium steel brown and light olive with generous traces of mellowed mint red remaining visible on the reverse. Satiny mint frost covers this cent and the eye appeal is excellent. No spots or stains. The only marks are a faint diagonal nick just right of the nostril and a fine diagonal hairline scratch in the field before the lips. LDS, die state d (Reiver's old #43). The points from the main curl are gone. Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#10 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 2 finer, 1 in 63, 1 in 64 for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $150-UP
Ex Chris McCawley-J. D. Watson 4/30/1998-Fred Iskra Collection.
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