Pre-Long Beach Auction #84

1847 N-3 R3 Repunched Date MS60. Lustrous steel brown and light chocolate with faded mint red showing in protected areas on the reverse. Very attractive, essentially flawless. The only mark is a tiny planchet flake in the field right of star 4, as struck. Rare terminal die state (TDS), die state f, with a series of 4 rim cud breaks on the reverse, and all of the cuds are strong. Tied for CC#13 honors for the die variety and tied for CC#5 of those known in the TDS according to the Grellman census. The repunching on the date is gone, lapped off the die.
Estimated Value $500-UP.
Ex Chris McCawley 3/2011-Doug Durasoff.