Lot 835
1848 N-5 R4 PCGS graded MS64 Red & Brown. Repunched Second 8. Frosty mint red fading to steel and light olive, about a third of the red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Excellent luster and eye appeal with only a few minor marks. These include a small spot of dark toning between the coronet and star 5, a shallow planchet flake (as struck) in the field close above star 3, and traces of an old fingerprint inside the wreath. The strike is decent but not perfect as many of the stars do not show their radial lines and the coronet tip over LIB is slightly weak. The remainder of the devices are well struck. Rare LDS, die state f, with a small but clear triangular rim cud break off the end of the wreath stem. Called MS62 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #30617. Our grade is MS63, CC#1 in the Grellman census.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Ted's inventory #1910, source unrecorded but one of his early acquisitions.
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