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1846 N-14 R2 Tall Date Repunched 1 AU58. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with a small swipe of darker olive brown toning over star 12 and hints of b

1846 N-15 R4+ AU50. Glossy medium brown with lighter brown toning on the highpoints of the lower half of the obverse. Delicate overtones of bluish ste

1846 N-15 R4+ MS60+. Satiny bluish steel brown with faded mint color showing through on about 25% of each side. A small spot of very slightly darker t

1846 N-15 R4+ VG8. Sharpness F15 with a few light contact marks on the cheek and a few patches of light to moderate corrosion on the reverse, the larg

1846 N-15 R4+ VG10. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. The notable marks are a small rim nick right of star 12, a nick on the left side of the U in UN

1846 N-16 R5 Tall Date AU58. Mint state sharpness with a light rim bruise at star 7. Lustrous bluish steel brown with traces of faded mint red on the

1846 N-16 R5 Tall Date EF45. Glossy medium brown and chocolate with bluish steel overtones in protected areas. The only mark is a dull, very light rim

1846 N-16 R5 Tall Date F15. Slightly sharper with too many small nicks for the sharpness grade. A dull pinch on the rim under the 4 and another over t

1846 N-17 R5 MS60. Lustrous bluish steel brown with a few faint hints of very faded mint color on both sides. The only marks are a small, very light n

1846 N-18 R1 VF20. Slightly sharper with some light nicks scattered about the obverse, the strongest of these located on the center of the neck. Gloss

1846 N-18 R1 MS62. Lustrous steel brown with at least 10% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse. The fields are satiny and nearly free of m

1846 N-19 R4 EF45. Five points sharper with a small patch of very fine carbon at the top of star 1 and a barely visible rim bruise under star 12. Glos

1846 N-19 R4 MS60+. Glossy light bluish steel brown with 5% of the red remaining on the obverse, traces on the reverse. There is a tiny nick high on t

1846 N-19 R4 VF25. Five points sharper but the obverse was lightly cleaned and retoned glossy chocolate brown with some frosty steel brown toning in p

1846 N-20 R3 MS60. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with 5% of the red remaining. The notable marks are a diagonal nick-like planchet chip in the fie

1846 N-21 R6. PCGS graded Proof 64 Brown. Glossy steel brown with traces of frosty light steel brown faded down from mint color in protected areas. Th

1846 N-21 R6 VF35. Ten points sharper with extremely fine roughness under a glossy chocolate and olive brown patina. No verdigris or notable contact m

1846 N-22 R7 Small Date Proof-Only. PCGS graded Proof 64 Red & Brown. Mint red fading to bluish steel brown with half the original red color rem...

1846 N-23 R6- Tall Date Repunched 1 VF30. Glossy medium brown and chocolate. There are a couple thin, light nicks at the throat and a tiny planchet fl

1846 N-23 R6- Tall Date Repunched 1 VF35. Choice glossy medium brown. Superior eye appeal for the grade. The only mark is a dull, light rim nick at th

1846 N-24 R7+ Tall Date Proof-Only. PCGS graded Proof 65 Red & Brown. Bright blazing mint red just starting to mellow to bluish steel on the hig...

1846 N-25 R6- Tall Date Repunched 1 EF40. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and nicely retoned glossy chocolate and olive brown with lighter cho

1846 N-26 R5 Tall Date Repunched 1. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Glossy uniform chocolate and olive brown. Smooth and quite attractive, virtually flawless

1846 N-26 R5+ Tall Date Repunched 1 VF25. Ten points sharper but covered with extremely fine granularity, the roughness so minor that the surfaces are

1846 Contemporary Counterfeit F12. Glossy light steel brown and olive with hints of reddish brown toning in protected areas on the reverse. The surfac

1847 N-1 R2 Repunched Date MS60+. Attractive lustrous light steel brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and 5% of the mint red remaining, most

1847 N-1 R2 Repunched Date EF40. Five points sharper with some light contact marks on both sides, including a dull, light rim nick at the second S in

1847 N-2 R3 Large 7 over Small 7 VF30. Sharper by at least 5 points with some very fine hairline scratches on the cheek and in the field behind the po

1847 N-2 R3 Large 7 over Small 7 MS60. Glossy dark steel brown and chocolate. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive. Would rate a slightly highe

1847 N-3 R3 Repunched Date MS63. Lustrous mint red fading to bluish steel brown on the highpoints, nearly half the mint color remaining. The only mark

1847 N-3 R3 Repunched Date VF25+. Choice glossy medium brown. The notable marks are a thin horizontal nick right of the eye and a dull rim nick at 84.

1847 N-3 R3 Repunched Date EF45. Glossy medium brown with traces of frosty mint color in protected areas of the obverse. Excellent eye appeal for the

1847 N-3 R3 Repunched Date MS60. Glossy steel brown with delicate overtones of bluish steel and 10% of the mint red remaining, mostly on the reverse.

1847 N-4 R3 Repunched 18 MS63. Attractive lustrous light steel brown with hints of very faded mint color in protected areas of the obverse. The only m

1847 N-5 R3+ Repunched 84 MS60. Glossy medium brown with frosty sea-green overtones in protected areas. The fields are satiny and nearly flawless. The

1847 N-6 R1 Repunched 4 VF35. Glossy medium brown. There are a few trivial contact marks mixed in with some small low spots on each side. The notable

1847 N-6 R1 MS63. Mint red toning down to steel brown, nearly half the original color remaining. There is a tiny tick in the field under the outer hai

1847 N-7 R2+ VF35. Five points sharper but lightly cleaned and retoned steel brown and chocolate with steel toning on the highpoints and very faded ar

1847 N-7 R2+ MS63. Lustrous light steel brown with hints of underlying very faded mint red on both sides. The surfaces are satiny and very attractive.

1847 N-7 R2+ F15. Sharpness near VF20 with some light contact marks on the obverse. None of these marks is distracting, but there are too many for the

1847 N-7 R2+ AU58. Glossy medium steel brown with some slightly lighter brown toning mixed in on the reverse and traces of faded mint red remaining on

1847 N-8 R3 VF35. Ten points sharper with a strong, dull rim nick over star 6 and a smaller one under the 8. Otherwise very nice, nearly choice. Attra

1847 N-8 R3 MS62+. Mint red fading to light steel brown, more than a third of the red remaining, mostly on the reverse. Would rate a slightly higher g

1847 N-8 R3 AU58. Mint state sharpness but lightly cleaned and retoned frosty dark steel brown with lighter brown toning in protected areas. Satiny lu

1847 N-10 R3+ MS60. Glossy faded red mellowing to steel brown, at least a third of the red remaining. Possibly dipped long ago but the toning is attra

1847 N-11 R4- AU50+. Choice glossy chocolate brown with frosty light steel brown covering the protected areas. The only notable mark is a thin, very l

1847 N-11 R4- VF20. Sharpness EF40 with a dull but rather strong scrape on the T in CENT and patches of microscopic roughness on both sides, strongest

1847 N-12 R3+ Repunched 8 AU50. Glossy reddish chocolate brown with steel brown highpoints and a small splash of darker olive brown toning on the D in

1847 N-12 R3+ Repunched 8 MS60+. Glossy steel brown with underlying very faded mint color on both sides. Would rate a grade a couple point higher but

1847 N-13 R4 MS63. Frosty mint red toning to steel brown on the highpoints, nearly half the original mint color remaining. Nicely struck with outstand