Lot 115
1821 N-1 R1 EF45. EF-45. Sharpness near mint state but there is an elongated dent down through the second S in STATES reaching into the leaves below. Glossy chocolate and medium brown with darker olive on both sides. A splash of darker reddish chocolate at stars 6-7 contains traces of extremely fine roughness, but the remainder of the planchet is smooth and quite attractive. MDS with all the reverse die cracks described by Wright clear but no crack yet at stars 2-3. The fields are smooth and slightly reflective on both sides. Called MS60 net EF40 in the Noyes census, his photo #20644.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Spiro 11/3/1936-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-Del Bland 9/76.
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