Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1847 N-26 R5 VF35. Sharpness AU50 but recolored frosty medium brown and chocolate. The surfaces are decent but a glass reveals spots of microscopic roughness on both sides. The only contact mark is a small nick in the dentils at star 10. Very rare LDS, die state f, with a strong rim cud break over TE in STATES in addition to the earlier one at OF-A. Both cuds are bold. CC#1 of only 12 known in the Grellman census. Removed from an NGC slab graded UNC Details, Environmental Damage (NGC label #2593856-002 included, and it shows the attribution).
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Craig Sorochin 3/2013-Doug Durasoff.