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1831 Proof Original Breen 1-A R7 (as a proof) PCGS graded PR62 Red & Brown

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1831 Proof Original Breen 1-A R7 (as a proof) PCGS graded PR62 Red & Brown
1831 Proof Original Breen 1-A R7 (as a proof). PCGS graded Proof 62 Red & Brown. Reddish tan and brown fading to darker bluish steel in protected areas. Ample faded red shows on both sides, probably from a very old cleaning. The fields are nicely reflective but they do show myriad fine hairlines. Very sharply struck. The best identifying marks are a scuff on the leaf tip left of the H in HALF and a tiny boomerang-shaped struck-through line above IC in AMERICA (as struck). The "Accessory E" in the wreath under the E in STATES is bold. Less than a dozen proof strikes are known of these originals plus about 20 circulated pieces that are commonly thought to be business strikes. Our grade is Proof-60. The PCGS label indicates this is a Proof Original strike and mentions the Carvin Goodridge provenance. PCGS population 1; the only example graded at PCGS in Red & Brown (#1187).
Estimated Value $75,000-UP.

Provenance: Ex Auction '89 (Stack's) 7/8/1989:1509.