Lot 953
1849 N-22 R1 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to steel and olive brown, about half the faded mint color showing on both sides. Satiny mint frost covers the planchet and the eye appeal is excellent. The only defects are microscopic specks of dark toning sprinkled over the obverse. A slightly larger spot is hidden at the tip of the eyelash and another rests in the field just left of star 11. Nicely struck M-LDS, die state c (Newcomb's old #6). Only star 5 fails to display all the its radial lines, and the devices are sharp on both sides. Called MS64 and CC#13 in the Noyes census, his photo #55021. Our grade is MS64, tied for CC#8 in the Grellman census. The vast majority of the mint state examples known of the variety come in this die state, which suggests a small hoard of these were saved from circulation before dispersal long ago.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex MTB (New York City) 5/78 (via Del Bland).
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