Lot 1080
1851 N-39 R3 PCGS graded MS66 Brown. Highly lustrous light chocolate brown with subtle overtones of bluish steel in the fields and 15% of the mint color remaining, mostly on the reverse. Great eye appeal and only a few minor marks. These include a dull nick in the hair under the R in LIBERTY and several small spots of darker toning scattered over the obverse. E-MDS, die state a. The small bar in the field near the dentils over star 3 is dull but easily visible and some of the points from the inner and main curls remain visible as well. Called MS64 and tied for CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #30450. Our grade is MS63, tied for CC#4 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $750-UP.
Ex G. M. Patterson, Kagin's 5/6/88:1286 (via Doug Bird).
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