Lot 52
1844 N-3 R2 Repunched 18 NGC graded MS65 Brown. Frosty steel brown and light chocolate with traces of underlying very faded mint red showing on the obverse. The only marks are a small spot of fine carbon on a dentil off the lower left point of star 1 and a faint hairline scratch from the peak of the 1 to below star 1. E-MDS, die state b. The repunching at the bottoms of the 1 & 8 is clear and there are fine die cracks on the reverse. The bottom of the 1 and shoulder are softly struck due to minor clogs in the die, and the hair at the ear is not fully struck (as always on this variety). Our grade is MS60, tied for CC#12 in the Grellman census. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the NGC label. NGC population 2; none finer. Estimated Value $1,750 - UP
Ex Adam Mervis, Heritage Auctions 1/10/2015:2256 ($2232)-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection (includes the Mervis collection envelope and lot ticket).
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