Lot 152
1846 N-15 R4+ AU50. Glossy medium brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints of the lower half of the obverse. Delicate overtones of bluish steel show in protected areas. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective. The only notable marks are a very faint hairline across the cheek and a dull nick on the jawline above the throat. Rare earliest die state, die state a, with the obverse uncracked. CC#7 of the variety and third finest of the early die state. DWH #2220.
Estimated Value $300-UP.
Ex Doug Bird, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/24/2003:344.
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