Lot 90
1848 First Restrike Breen 1-B R5+ PCGS graded PR64 Brown. Very attractive mix of chocolate and light olive brown with overtones of bluish steel. The fields are nicely reflective and free of hairlines, spots, or stains. This piece would be a gem if not for a short scratch that skips from the middle of the nose to the cheek where it fades out. Very sharply struck early die state with no trace of fine die rust in the field at star 8 (Breen's Series I). Our grade is net Proof-62. According to the PCGS population report only 30 examples of these proof-only first restrikes were struck. Comes with a nice provenance. PCGS population 6; 4 finer, 3 in 65, 1 in 66.
Estimated Value $5,000-UP.
Ex William Forrester Dunham, B. Max Mehl 6/13/1941:1294-Floyd T. Starr, Stack's 6/13/1984:875.
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