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1855 N-9 R1 Italic 55, Knob-on-Ear MS63

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:499.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 USD and UP
1855 N-9 R1 Italic 55, Knob-on-Ear MS63
1855 N-9 R1 Italic 55, Knob-on-Ear MS63. Lustrous bluish steel and olive with at least 25% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. No notable signs of contact and excellent eye appeal for the grade. The only marks are a spot of darker toning on the right side of star 9 and another smaller one on the left top of the E in STATES. MDS, die state d early. The "Knob" break at the top of the ear is partially but not completely risen. A very nice example of this popular "Redbook" variety.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.

Provenance: Ex Doug Bird-Gary Ruttenberg, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 8/19/95:768-McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:1027, The Northwest Collection.