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1851 N-13 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Brown

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1851 N-13 R1 PCGS graded MS64 Brown
1851 N-13 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous chocolate and olive brown, the reverse several shades darker than the obverse, with 10% of the mint color showing on the obverse, 20% on the reverse. A spot of darker chocolate brown toning on the cheek, a smaller one on the L in LIBERTY, and several light contact marks on the chin and nose are the notable defects. LDS, die state d (Reiver's old #43). The points from the main curl are gone and a short, dull line now extends up from the top of the E in CENT (a result of die erosion). Called MS60 and tied for CC#6 in the Noyes census, his photo #30600. Our grade is MS60+, CC#7 in the Grellman census. The attribution and Naftzger provenance are noted on the PCGS label.
Estimated Value $300-UP.

Provenance: Ex Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76 (via Del Bland)-R. E. Naftzger, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 9/7/2009:1036.