1816 1C N-6, BN MS(PCGS#36538)

May 2010 Pre-Long Beach Auction #59

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

12

Grade

MS63BN

Price

1,380

Lot Description

Lot 12 1816 N-6 R2 Partially Reeded Edge.PCGS graded MS-63 Brown.Choice glossy light steel brown with hints of bluish steel overtones in some protected areas and underlying frosty mint luster covering the fields. The only marks are a faint diagonal hairline in the field just right of star 3 and a small swipe of dark steel toning under the right side of star 7. Very attractive, just a touch of light wear on the highest points of the design. MDS.The knob or lump on the upper edge of the lower loop of the 6 is clear and the obverse fields do not show any trace of die rust. In addition, the edge is clearly reeded from star 2 to star 7, strongest at star 5 (a condition sometimes found on this and a few other varieties for an unknown reason). Noyes photo #38376. Our grade is AU55. Pop 1; 1 in 65; 1 in 66. Only 4 graded at PCGS for the variety.DWH #1877 (PCGS # 36538) . Estimated Value $600-UP. Ex Dan Holmes-Dick Punchard-Chris McCawley 6/93-Manuel Ahumada, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 1/11/97:283-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:1733.