Lot 110
1819 N-3 R3. PCGS graded MS-64 Red & Brown. Lustrous mint red fading to light olive and steel with 35% of the mint color remaining on the obverse, 15% on the reverse. The surfaces are satiny and virtually void of defects. The only mark is a small patch of darker toning in the field close to the inner curl. MDS. The fields are flowlined and a faint die crack extends from the bottom edge of the bust above the first 1 into the field just right of star 1, but the repunching at the right top of the N in UNITED remains clear. An outstanding example of this scarce die variety. A new discovery that is CC#2. In addition, this piece is one of only 3 confirmed mint state examples known of the "Close Stars" type, which includes the N-3 and N-4 die varieties. Our grade is MS63. Pop 1, the only RB for the variety. DWH #3601 (PCGS # 36635).
Estimated Value $4,000-UP.
Ex Chris McCawley 2/3/2010.
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