Lot 180
1847 N-3 R3 Repunched Date MS63. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel brown on the highpoints, nearly half the mint color remaining. The only marks are a tiny tick on the right edge of the nostril, a small spot of dark olive toning on the rim at star 5, a very light rim nick over star 7, and a spot of light reddish brown toning at the left top of the M in AMERICA. E-MDS, die state b. Repunching is clear on all 4 digits and there is a die crack through the top of ATE to the dentils over the adjacent S. An attractive example, tied for CC#4 overall but finest of those with repunching visible on all 4 digits. Comes with a nice provenance. DWH #2276.
Estimated Value $600-UP.
Ex Anderson Dupont Sale, Stack's 9/24/54:877-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. (via Bill Noyes) 3/10/04.
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