1823 50C Ugly 3 MS(PCGS#6134)

January 2023 Mail Bid Auction 55

Auctioneer

Sheridan Downey

Lot Number

86

Grade

AU55

Price

3,190

Lot Description

Broken, patched and ugly– three Red Bookvarieties of 1823.  The first and last are especially difficult to find in high grade.  Check your AMBPR for confirmation.   (Email me if yours is out of date.)  Here is an untoned, lustrous and flashy example of the Ugly 3.  A thin band of gold runs through the dentils, nicely framing the brilliant centers.  The Link provenance is noted on the PCGS label.  From MB 43, lot 38, Aug. 2016 at $3,740.   Estimate: $3,000 to $3,500