Lot 705
1852 N-1 R1. NGC graded MS-67 Brown. Repunched 185. Choice lustrous bluish steel and olive brown with 15% of the mint color showing on the obverse and nearly half of the mint red remaining on the reverse. Great eye appeal and nearly flawless. The only marks are a couple specks of dark toning under star 2, another at the right top of the N in ONE, and a few microscopic ticks on the upright of the 1 in the date. MDS, die state b late. The repunching on the 8 & 5 is gone but the repunching under the base of the 1 remains visible. The obverse die cracks are clear, but the one from the nose to star 1 has not formed. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#4.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
|
| |
| Realized $1,438 |
