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1839 N-2 R1 Head of 1838 PCGS graded MS64 Brown

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1839 N-2 R1 Head of 1838 PCGS graded MS64 Brown
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Frosty light to medium brown. The surfaces are satiny with underlying flowline luster, but a thin layer of oxidation hides a lot of the flash. Sharply struck and the frost covers the entire planchet, even the highest points of the devices. The only marks are a small puff of darker steel brown toning in the field before the lower lip and a dull nick on the rim over the E in UNITED. E-MDS. The die lines over STAT and RICA are dull but clearly visible, and the repunching at the right top of the U in UNITED is still clear. Our grade is MS60+. Removed from an NGC slab graded MS65BN (NGC label #2038663-036 included, and it shows the attribution and Mervis Collection provenance). The attribution is noted on the PCGS label.



Ex Adam Mervis, Heritage Auctions 1/10/2014:2220-Doctor Thomas Wachtel Collection