Lot 719
1846 N-7 R3 PCGS graded MS65 Red & Brown. Lustrous original mint red fading to bluish steel brown, slightly more than half the red remaining, mostly on the reverse. The only marks on otherwise flawless surfaces are a speck of darker toning at the top of the head over B in LIBERTY and two tiny parallel nicks near the dentils over star 9. Nicely struck EDS, die state a, before any die cracks on the reverse. The upper edge of the coronet over LIB is not quite fully impressed, which is typical for this variety. Called MS63 and tied for CC#2 in the Noyes census, his photo #31381. Our grade is MS65, tied for CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex W. E. Johnson-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/86:1038.
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