Lot 20
1841 N-3 R2 PCGS graded AU53. Glossy steel brown and chocolate delicately woodgrained with lighter brown and tan. Satiny mint frost covers the protected areas and the eye appeal is excellent. The only notable marks are a dull nick on the rim at star 3, a pair of shallow planchet flakes right of the date, and a small patch of microscopic roughness over the O in ONE. LDS, die state d, with flowlines and die cracks on both sides. Most of the earlier die lines on the reverse are gone, but a few dull ones remain over the N in UNITED. Our grade is EF40. The attribution and COL Ellsworth Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 1; 4 finer: 1 in 58, 1 in 63, 2 in 64. Estimated Value $400 - UP
Ex Tom Reynolds 6/2013-Fred Iskra, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/4/2016:15-John McBride 6/20/2020-Colonel Steven K. Ellsworth Collection.
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