Lot 342
1831 N-7 R1 MS60. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous bluish steel brown with faded mint color remaining in protected areas, mostly on the obverse. The surfaces are satiny and free of spots, stains, or other distractions. The best identifying marks, and they are barely visible, are a tiny rim nick at star 12 and a very faint hairline in the field close along the profile of the nose. E-MDS, before crumbling forms in the notch on the right side of the R in AMERICA. Called MS60 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #25687. Bland says MS60+ and tied for CC#6 in his census. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65BN (NGC label included). Our grade is MS60. Pop 2; 1 in 65. Only 3 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2613.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Chris Petersen 1958-Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co.-Art Kagin, Kagin's 2/1/86:5492-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3589 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label).
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| Realized $1,208 |
