Lot 956
1849 N-23 R3 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous steel and light olive brown with faded mint color remaining on 20% of the obverse, 35% of the reverse. The obverse fields are smooth and slightly reflective from a heavy die polishing that removed accumulated die rust and sinking, and the lapping left fine die polishing lines down to the right covering those fields. The die polishing removed most of the die lines at the inner and main curls leaving only a few short ones up to the right from the inner curl, and the date numerals are thinner. Evidence of very fine repunching under the 1, 4, and 9 was uncovered by the lapping, and Newcomb was fooled into believing this was a different die variety, thus creating his #13. There is additional crumbling on several of the stars, as well. Called MS63 and CC#1 in the Noyes census, his photo #30882. Our grade is MS63, CC#1 in the Grellman census. Interestingly enough, most of the higher grade examples of the variety are found in this late die state, but this is the best of that group.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Larry Whitlow 1/90 (via Bob Grellman).
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| Realized $1,898 |
