Lot 413
1841 N-2 R2 PCGS graded MS63 Brown. Lustrous light steel brown faded down from mint color with lots of underlying very faded red remaining, especially on the reverse. There is a very light stain of slightly darker steel toning from star 2 to star 4 and a small shiny scuff in the field above star 12. E-MDS, die state a. The die defects at the date are clear but some of the fine die polishing lines are fading. An attractive 1841 cent. Our grade is MS62+, very close to MS63, and CC#7 in the Grellman census for the die variety. The attribution and Fricke provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 2 finer in 65 for the variety. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
Ex Bowers & Merena 1/1994:3466-Chris McCawley, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/7/1995:560-Denis Loring 3/1998-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:50-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:20.
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| Realized $969 |
