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1852 N-8 R2 MS63. Lustrous steel brown, the obverse a couple shades darker than the reverse, with 10% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse

1852 N-10 R2. PCGS graded MS-65 Red & Brown. Lustrous faded mint red changing to steel brown on the highpoints, about 70% of the mellowed red re...

1852 N-10 R2. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Glossy greenish olive brown and chocolate with traces of faded mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Smoot

1852 N-11 R1 MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown with lots of faded red in protected areas of the reverse, possibly chemically cleaned long ago but the

1852 N-11 R1 AU55. Glossy medium brown and chocolate, possibly retoned but the eye appeal is very nice for the grade. The only mark is a nick-like pla

1852 N-11 R1 VF30. Sharper by at least 10 points with several fine hairline scratches from the cheek into the field over star 2, plus a pinprick in th

1852 N-12 R1 Repunched 18 MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red on the reverse. There is a faint horizontal hairline from th

1852 N-12 R1 Repunched 18 EF45. Glossy chocolate and steel brown, the obverse delicately woodgrained. Frosty luster covers the protected areas. A very

1852 N-12 R1 Repunched 18. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Very attractive lustrous light olive with sea green and bluish steel overtones. Generous traces of

1852 N-14 R1 Repunched Date MS64. The obverse is lustrous light olive brown with traces of faded mint red. The reverse is slightly faded mint red mell

1852 N-14 R1 Repunched Date EF40. Very slightly sharper with some very fine carbon dust between stars 6 & 7 and a pinprick in the hair under the...

1852 N-15 R3 MS60. Lustrous medium brown with at least 25% of the red remaining on the reverse. Would rate a grade a few points higher except for some

1852 N-15 R3 VF35. Five points sharper with some small contact marks on each side, the strongest ones at the base of EN in CENT. Glossy steel brown an

1852 N-16 R1 AU50. Slightly sharper with some extremely tiny pinpricks on the cheek under the eye and some more high on the neck. Frosty light steel b

1852 N-16 R1. PCGS graded MS-64 Red. Blazing bright original mint red just starting to fade to steel brown on the highpoints, at least 90% of the orig

1852 N-16 R1 AU55. Frosty light steel brown with hints of faded mint color in a few protected areas. A tiny planchet flake in the field close off the

1852 N-17 R1 Repunched 1 MS64+. Mint red fading to light steel brown, about two-thirds of the faded mint color remaining. Just a few trivial defects f

1852 N-18 R3 MS64. Highly lustrous mint red with blue steel toning covering the highpoints, nearly half the red remaining. A tiny, very light curved s

1852 N-20 R3+. PCGS graded MS-66 Brown. Lustrous light chocolate and bluish steel brown with at least 5% of the mint color remaining. A faint pinscrat

1852 N-20 R3 F15. Ten points sharper with short hairline scratches and small nicks covering much of the face and neck. The remainder of the planchet i