Lot 121
1822 N-2 R3 PCGS graded MS64BN. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous light greenish olive and steel with attractive, satiny surfaces. No spots or stains. A tick on the browlock and a line of very faint pinpricks left of the first S in STATES are the only contact marks. Sharply struck except for minor weakness on some of the stars. However, someone very carefully strengthened one radial line in most of the stars to make them appear more fully struck. This is quite unfortunate because the strike is decent in its own right. Obviously the "improvement" is easily missed and the eye appeal is excellent. The grades assigned by Noyes, Bland, and PCGS attest to this. Late die state. The die crack at star 11 is connected to that star by a small cud break, and the dash at S-O is gone. Called MS60 and tied for CC#4 in the Noyes census, his photo #35401. Bland says MS60+ and tied for CC#4 as well. Our grade is AU55. PCGS Population 2; none finer.
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex B. G. Johnson Estate, Hans M. F. Schulman 4/28/51:1125-Dr. Kenneth J. Sartoris-Del Bland (who distributed the Sartoris collection)-C. Douglas Smith 4/76.
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