Lot 1056
1851 N-21 R4 PCGS graded MS65 Brown. Frosty chocolate and steel with satiny mint luster covering the fields and protected areas. No defects other than a few microscopic ticks here and there. A trio of dull nicks hidden in the leaves below CA in AMERICA are the best identifying marks. MDS, die state b. The diagonal die lines seen behind ONE CENT in the early state have been lapped off the die and new die lines have been added through ME into the wreath. Called MS61 and CC#1 of only 2 listed in mint state according to the Noyes census, his photo #30796. Our grade is AU58+, very close to mint state, and tied for CC#3 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Homer K. Downing, Numismatic Gallery 8/6/51:905.
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