Lot 48
1844 N-3 R2 Repunched 18 PCGS graded MS63 Brown, CAC Approved. Frosty medium olive brown and steel with faded mint red covering 5-10% of the planchet, mostly on the reverse. Overtones of gunmetal steel blue cover both sides. The only notable mark is a thin but sharp diagonal nick midway between stars 3 & 4. MDS, die state c early. The repunching on the lower half of the 18 is clear and there are some tiny rim cud breaks over stars 8 & 9. The strike is soft at the top of the ear, as always seen on this variety. Otherwise the impression is sharp with full radial lines in all the stars. Our grade is MS60+. The attribution and Iskra provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; none finer for the variety at PCGS. Estimated Value $750-UP
Ex Chris McCawley 5/4/2013-Fred Iskra Collection.
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