Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1853 N-33 R2+ Repunched 1 PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Choice glossy steel brown and light chocolate with underlying satiny mint luster covering the fields and protected areas. A small spot of darker chocolate toning between stars 10 & 11 and another hidden in the dentils over star 6 are the notable marks. Nicely struck E-MDS, die state a. The dash to the left from the base of the 1 is clear. Our grade is AU58. The attribution is shown on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value $400-UP.
Ex Tom Matthews 1/5/1985-Jack Robinson, Superior 1/29/1989:1726-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1260-Fred Iskra, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/2012:780-Doug Durasoff (the 3 lot tickets and Brown collection envelope are included).