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LOT 420 1851 N-12 R1 PCGS graded MS62 Brown. Frosty light to medium brown and steel with some darker olive brown toning at the dentils around star 10. Looks mint state but there is a hint of friction on the very highest points of the devices. LDS, die state d (Newcomb’s old #11). The earlier die lines are gone and there is a fine die crack connecting the coronet to star 5. Our grade is AU58. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. 406680.62/38354401

LOT 421 1851 N-17 R2 ANACS graded EF45. Frosty chocolate and medium brown. The notable marks are a small tick on the rim right of star 13 and a nick under the N in CENT. Nicely struck MDS, die state b. The early die lines in the field around the date are gone. Our grade is EF40. 6161169

 N-17 WITH CUDS

LOT 422 1851 N-17 R2 AU55. Mint state sharpness but the reverse has traces of lacquer or Care in protected areas. Frosty medium brown and light chocolate mixed with hints of reddish chocolate brown toning on the reverse. LDS, die state c, with a narrow but clearly defined series of small rim cud breaks at stars 1-2. Rarely seen with these small cuds visible.

Ex Robison Collection, Stack’s 12/2/1982:50-Carvin Goodridge Collection-Goodridge Estate, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 6/2/2013:590 (includes the Goodridge collection envelope and last lot ticket)

LOT 423 1851 N-20 R3+ Repunched 1’s, PCGS graded MS64 Brown. Lustrous golden light olive and tan. Satiny and very attractive. The only marks are a few very tiny specks of darker toning right of star 2 and a small tick on the diagonal of N in CENT. There are very shallow low spots on the neck and in the field before the nose, and a deeper low spot rings the inside of the wreath, all as struck with lubricant on the dies. E-MDS, die state a late. The repunching on the 1’s is dull but obvious and the die lines in the field at the date are visible. Our grade is MS63. Tied for CC#5 overall but finest of the N-20 die state in the Grellman census (states a & b are N-20 while state c equates to Newcomb’s old #28). The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. Comes with a nice provenance. 406707.64/26560594

Ex Homer K. Downing-unknown-Stack’s 3/11/1998:142-R. S. Brown, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 6/2/2002:951-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 1/30/2011:450

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