Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1845 N-7 R5 EF40. Repunched 84. Five points sharper but there are some light nicks scattered over both sides, the notable ones being a small rim nick at star 8 and a couple more at IT in UNITED. Glossy light brown with darker steel brown toning on the highpoints. Frosty luster shows in protected areas, especially on the reverse. MDS, die state b early. A fine die crack passes through the top of MER to the dentils over the adjacent I, and the repunching on the 84 is sharp. Tied for CC#8 honors for this tough variety.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Larry Briggs 7/1990-John R. Grellman 7/1995-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:211-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:100-Jack Conour-Shawn Yancey 4/2013-Doug Durasoff (the Brown and Holmes lot tickets are included along with the collection envelopes of Grellman, Brown, and Holmes).