Lot 123
1822 N-3 R2 PCGS graded MS64BN. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel and light olive brown with a delicate splash of reddish brown toning under star 7. Traces of faded mint color remain in a few protected places on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and offer excellent eye appeal. Free of contact marks except for a few microscopic ticks on the cheek. Sharply struck E-MDS. A die crack connects the bases of ERICA to the stem end and the small lump between the T & A in STATES is gone, but the dentils and segments of the obverse inner circle are sharp. Called MS63 and CC#1 in the Noyes and Bland census lists, Noyes photo #21205. Our grade is MS63. PCGS Population 1; none finer.
Estimated Value $3,000-UP.
Ex Stearns, Mayflower 12/66:449-Dr. Wayne G. Slife, Lester Merkin 10/6/72:557-Jerry A. Bobbe.
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