Lot 1123
1848 N-18 R4 PCGS graded AU58. Glossy light chocolate brown with frosty lighter steel brown toning in protected areas. Smooth and attractive displaying only a very light touch of wear on the highpoints. The notable defects are a shallow low spot (caused by debris on the die) on the front edge of the neck and a small splash of darker toning over the E in CENT. MDS, die state b late. The tops of the C & E in CENT are joined by crumbling and there is a faint wave in the field above star 11 to the main curl where a crack is forming. Our grade is EF45+, very close to AU50. CC#5 in the Grellman census for this tough die variety. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Pop 1; 1 finer in 62BN.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Doug Bird 9/26/98.
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